Donna De Cesare’s ‘Unsettled: Children in a World of Gangs’
San Salvador, El Salvador 1993. Gang graffiti in English begins to appear in barrios. (Photo: Donna De Cesare/ “Unsettled / Desasosiego: Children in a World of Gangs.”)
Photojournalist Donna De Cesare's new bilingual book chronicles the lives of Central American gang members on both sides of the border. It's called "Unsettled / Desasosiego." De Cesare teaches journalism at the University of Texas, Austin.
Salvadoran Susan Cruz was a member of what is now a transnational gang. These days she works with youth involved in gangs in the US and Central America.
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