José Luis Castro Padilla holds a bachelor's degree in history from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a master's degree in history from California State University, San Bernardino. He is pursuing a doctorate in Chicano/a and Central American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. As a historian, his research centers on Mexican immigrant and Mexican American Catholic communities in California, with an emphasis on cultural and religious perspectives.
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Fr. Jayson Landeza is the pastor of St. Benedict and Divine Mercy parishes in Oakland. He served on NCR's board of directors 2003-09.
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