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  6. Rebecca Hester Published ‘Embodied Politics: Indigenous Migrant Activism, Cultural Competency, and Health Promotion in California’ /
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Rebecca Hester Published ‘Embodied Politics: Indigenous Migrant Activism, Cultural Competency, and Health Promotion in California’

May 1, 2022

Rebecca Hester, an assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, published Embodied Politics: Indigenous Migrant Activism, Cultural Competency, and Health Promotion in California (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2022).

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