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Josh Alvarez, the senior editor who directs our coverage of arts and entertainment, is a first-generation American. His mother, a high school associate principal, hails from Colombia. His father, who founded a wholesale jewelry business in Chicago, was born in Cuba. They were determined that their son take advantage of the opportunities this country offers—and he has done them proud. A gifted student (straight A’s), musician (piano and viola), and athlete (rugby and soccer), Josh won admission to Stanford University. Inspired by trips his parents organized to Europe and Latin America, he majored in international relations. Those family trips also exposed him to the work of journalists, including ones he saw covering protests in Spain against that country’s involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. His…

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