Martha Alemán’s journey from hardship to community leadership in Boyle Heights reflects the sacrifices...
Martha Alemán’s journey from hardship to community leadership in Boyle Heights reflects the sacrifices...
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Anna Maria and her husband, Shawn, run the shop. He’s the mechanic and service manager; she serves as administrator and bookkeeper. Kelly also plays a part in it.
“You need to let people know that there are resources available, and they shouldn’t be so hard to find,” Christina Navarro says. “You have to be on the street
Yojana ad Eric Fombona, the pillars of this life project. As a child, Yojana Fombona would wake up to the smell of coffee—her father grew it on his
Farah Delcid is not someone who gives up easily. She is a woman who fights for her ideals, her desire to make the world a better place through
Little Fermín always had the spirit of an entrepreneur. His parents were merchants, and now he owns three companies. After doing various jobs upon arriving in California, Fermín Morales wanted
Luis Emilio Botero passed away just under four years ago. “Claudia Botero’s father has been in her thoughts all the time. For Claudia, a former journalist at Univision and now
I don’t know why, but when I speak with José Vergara, a music teacher at Miramontes School in South Central, he reminds me of the character Robin Williams plays in
“Dancing is a total commitment, understanding the basic forms, one frees oneself, it’s something greater than us.”-Gema Sandoval. Gema Sandoval had just arrived in California, specifically to La Habra. She
One can imagine it. A five-year-old boy would grab the gas tanks and start hitting them, boom, bam, boom, bam, bam, bam, bam… Maybe the rhythm was different, but the
Each night, Sara Mena, entrepreneur, wife, and mother of two children, before going to sleep, thinks, “We made it through another day. I hope it repeats tomorrow.” At a company
“I had to learn everything. Making a vinyl involves a process like any other factory—electricity, plumbing, and… I’d never worked in a factory,” he adds. Music has always been a
Mariana Contreras emigrated to Los Angeles at the age of 15. Born in Mexico City, she was deeply rooted in her culture and city. “I still ask myself about it;
His voice is sweet, clear and determined. He is eight years old, and although his name may not mean much today, Hector Cortez is the son of one of
“I must have been five years old when I started defending my sister or others who needed help. I felt it was my duty to help them, to defend them,”
“I grew up extremely poor, I understood that my purpose in life was to help, to show teenagers that there is a path, a new opportunity,”
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