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Juan Carlos Portillo Contreras was deported to El Salvador a year ago after living in the U.S. for 25 years. He is trying to resolve his immigration status to reunite with his family in Seaside.
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Grammy-winning slack-key guitarist and singer George Kahumoku, Jr. has been making music for years. He's also a sculptor, farmer, and preserver ofHawaiian culture and heritage. He's lived most of his life in Hawaii, but he moved to Watsonville about a year ago. Now, he'll be performing at a Hawaiian cultural event taking place at the Chaminade Resort & Spa in Santa Cruz this weekend.
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