Karina Garcia

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Karina Garcia
NationalityChicana
Political orientationMarxism–Leninism
Political partyPSL


Karina Garcia is a PSL Central Committee member running for Vice President in 2024 as part of Claudia De la Cruz's presidential campaign.[1]

Early life

Garcia's father immigrated to the USA from Mexico when he was 16. She studied at Columbia University with a full scholarship and graduated with a degree in economics.[2]

Political activism

In 2006, Garcia led a campaign to shut down the Minuteman Project, an anti-immigrant militia. After becoming a teacher in New York City, she advised a student group that protested against budget cuts, the Iraq War, police brutality, and anti-immigrant laws. In 2012, she became a national organizer for the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.[2]

References

  1. "End Capitalism Before It Ends Us: Claudia De La Cruz & Karina Garcia for President & VP" (2023-09-11). Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "About the Candidates". Claudia & Karina 2024. Archived from the original on 2023-09-08.