Vado native does research on gentrification of Latino communities in Southwest cities

Vado native does research on gentrification of Latino communities in Southwest cities

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Inspired by his Borderland upbringing in Vado, New Mexico, Jorge Hernandez is conducting his doctoral dissertation on studying urban displacement of Mexican-American communities in the Southwest.  Hernandez is a New Mexico State University (NMSU) alumnus, where he obtained a master’s degree in Spanish, and bachelor’s degree in foreign language and history. He is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of New Mexico sp…