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Jennifer Medina

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Kenya The New York Times world
25 Jun 2024
SAN ANTONIO — When Rosie Castro’s sons, Julián and Joaquin, were still in elementary school, she took them to countless political meetings in San Antonio, hoping they would learn to see the world as she did: a place that needed Mexican American voices, like theirs, fighting for representation in the upper echelons of power. A place that needed them to speak with urgency about civil rights and racism.
A Son of an Activist, Castro Finds It's Time to Raise His Voice
Kenya The New York Times world
25 Jun 2024
LA HABRA, Calif. — When newly elected members of Congress traveled to Washington for freshman orientation in late November, Young Kim, 56, flew from her Orange County home to join them. Not all of the ballots in California’s 39th Congressional District were counted, but Kim believed her narrow lead was solid. After shaking hands with other members at white-tablecloth lunches, she posed for her official portrait and a group photo of all new members. Kim was expected to be one of two Republican...
Can Young Kim Help Turn Orange County Red Again?
Kenya The New York Times world
26 May 2024
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Some wore it proudly emblazoned across their chest: Latinos for Trump, though they would rarely use the ethnic term to describe themselves. A few forcefully emphasized that they were Hispanic, wielding it as if were a badge that proved they could not be racist, even as they said racism was a manufactured problem. For many, their identity was something of an afterthought.
Most Latinos Don't Back Trump. But Some Wear Their Support Proudly.