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Netflix's Gentefied: What a "pinche orgullo"!

I am an absolute nobody. Yet, Marvin Lemus gave me the time of the day to talk about his Netflix show Gentefied. My stalking skills are not to be credited for this opportunity - even though I really exploited them here. It was merely the incredible humbleness of Lemus. 

This is how it went, why Gentefied speaks suitably to me as a Latin immigrant, and how Lemus doesn’t give a shit if the “blanquitos” get it or not. 

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My Grandmother and Mom Both Sacrificed Their Careers To Raise Kids — That Stops With Me

On my 20th birthday, I looked at my mother and grandmother, and my mind started racing. At my age, they were both married and giving birth to their first child. In contrast, I was entering my senior year of college, didn’t even want to date anyone seriously, and had never changed a diaper in my life. I was busy making my dreams come true.

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Not all athletes are dancers, but all dancers are athletes.

Loud, explosive, and energetic music fills up the room. The dancer double spins before landing purposely and softly on her left toes barely making a sound. Simultaneously, she kicks her right foot back like a horse defending her space. Her fingers drive her hands explosively into the air. Her neck elongates and her eyes shoot a penetrating stare to the sky.

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"Aqui se gana, pero hay que trabajar duro"

25 años viviendo en los Estados Unidos, Augusto Pascual Martínez hace de Habersham County su hogar.

En Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Martínez no lograba darle a su familia la vida que el quería. “aya en el pueblo no hay dinero. No podía juntar para una casa o para ropa,” cuenta Martínez. “Apenas podía alcanzar para comer y nada mas.”

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La fuerza detrás de los verdaderos héroes

En los últimos días hemos escuchamos la lista de los trabajadores esenciales constantemente. Para ser sinceros, al ver esta lista, mas que agradecimiento, me da ansiedad. Se que mas de la mitad de esos trabadores son mi gente. Son aquellos que un día tomaron sus cosas, se apretaron el corazón, y dejaron su tierra, su familia, su hogar, para buscar la manera de darle una vida digna a su familia.

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