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Maria Cecilia (Nené) Lozada researches Spanish-speaking communities in Chicago, examining the history of Pilsen, La Villita, and Humboldt Park. She identifies demographic and language trends, the effects of gentrification, festivities, and gastronomy. Lozada is the Co-Director of the Spanish Language program and Senior Instructional Professor in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago.