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On Friday morning, Caroline Castillo arrived at her doctor’s visit at her local AltaMed clinic in South Gate. Once there, she found out there …
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Credit: Photo courtesy of AHWM Charitable Foundation
Growing up as a first-generation Latino in historically impoverished Boyle Heights, Juan De La Cruz remembers the times he and his siblings did their best not to get sick. Like many other Latinos in under-resourced neighborhoods, the lack of health insurance meant panic, a memory that fuels his work today.
Juan De La Cruz shared the story of his upbringing at AHWM’s 2022 gala. Photo courtesy of AHWM Charitable Foundation.
As a first-generation immigrant family identifying as Latina, I recalled being asked to leave before an event began, not attend an event, or leave before donors arrived, not realizing the bias and discrimination embedded in those gestures. More importantly, I began to doubt whether I could ever be seen or heard in the philanthropic and fundraising space.