Jason De León
@jason_p_deleon
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Anthropologist, Director of @UCLACotsen, @UMP_LosAngeles, 2017 MacArthur Fellow. 2024 National Book Award winner. For speaking please contact @prhspeakers
Los Angeles, California
Joined February 2011
Still in total disbelief that this happened last week.
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WAR PIGS have a new video out today! For What It's Worth (S. Stills) from Wonderland LP: Childr. via @YouTube.
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RT @latimesfob: Anthropologist @jason_p_deleon is the author of "Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling," wh….
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RT @BookTV: On set with us now, @jason_p_deleon, author of “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.” @TFOB h….
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RT @LatinoUSA: #NowPlaying a new @LatinoUSA podcast 🎧. In his latest award-winning book, anthropologist @jason_p_deleon unveils the world o….
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RT @LatinoUSA: This Friday on @LatinoUSA: Migrants often hire human smugglers —coyotes or polleros— to navigate treacherous routes to the U….
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RT @PublicBooks: In his new book “Soldiers and Kings,” @jason_p_deleon tries to understand the human smugglers who operate at the US-Mexico….
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What happens if we start with the assumption that smugglers are, in fact, humans?
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Happening next weekend in Culver City.
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Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)
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Researcher to cover migration and human smuggling in upcoming talk via @thenewmexican.
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A prominent researcher is coming to town to share stories he collected shadowing human smugglers and the migrants they guide.
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RT @chillsatwillpo1: What a honor to speak with @nationalbook winner @jason_p_deleon! He's such a talented storyteller that he got Pete….
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RT @nationalbook: Announcing the spring season of NBF Presents, a line-up that will bring 30 NBF–honored authors to 16 events taking place….
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Thirty authors honored by the National Book Foundation to appear at 16 events between February and June 2025
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I spoke with folks at my favorite LA bookstore @villagewellcc a few weeks ago about Soldiers and Kings, writing, and some of my favorite authors.
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RT @JALuceroReyes1: Thanks @jonevins1 for a very thoughtful review of our book and the latest from @jason_p_deleon.
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Two recent books offer nuanced explanations behind the increased violence and militarization toward criminalized immigration in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.
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Excited to be back at @SchAdvResearch in Santa Fe, NM in February!
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In this talk, De León presents stories from his recent book—2024 National Book Award-winning "Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling"—and examines the complicated...
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I spoke with @CNN a few weeks ago about human smuggling
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Jason De León spent seven years shadowing smugglers who guide migrants through Mexico to the US. Their work, he argues, is dangerous and far more complicated than typical media portrayals suggest.
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I’ve been told that a new batch of Soldiers and Kings (complete with this nifty little gold sticker) will be landing on book store shelves and online vendor platforms very soon!
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Soldiers and Kings made @TIME’s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024.
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From Wright Thompson's 'The Barn' to Salman Rushdie's 'Knife'
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