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The classroom, the ballot and the big bad wall — Oakland’s children tackle the Trump effect

By Rosa Furneaux | December 9, 2016 | 1
Jonathan Valencia, 7, at his elementary school in Oakland. Photo: Rosa Furneaux.

One afternoon in the middle of summer, Beatriz Valencia’s son Jonathan came home with a question. The 7-year-old wanted to know if his mom knew that Donald Trump was running for president.

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