Hispanic Heritage

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HISPANIC HERITAGE

Roselyn Sánchez

The actress, director, and mother never compromises on her heritage

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The Latino Community Is Uniquely Positioned to Address the Problems of Our Time The Latino community has grown in both number and influence. The CHCI is dedicated to unifying the community, and organizing it around issues that affect both it and the country as a whole.

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his is a critical time in the history of the United States and for the Latino population. While our community is increasing in number and influence, we are also facing some of the most serious challenges we’ve ever seen.

More than ever before, Latinos must assert our collective voice in the telling of our narrative.

The way forward How do we accomplish that? By proactively spreading the word about the beneficial impact of our growing numbers and the importance of participating in all aspects of community and civic life, including the

U.S. census — because every single Hispanic in this country counts and needs to be counted. At nearly 60 million strong, our community holds the keys to our own future.

As the new CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), I prioritize developing and championing Latino leaders to tackle today’s challenges. At CHCI, we work to identify, recruit, develop, and support a Latino leadership pipeline for the country. Through our programs, we have engaged thousands of students and graduates who work to grow and leverage community-minded problem solvers. We conduct activities that ground these emerging leaders in policies and help them build a robust network to be

Marco A. Davis

President and CEO, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

able to better navigate any field they pursue, all while advancing the community’s needs and interests.

Paying it forward In the same way we are indebted to those who came before us who

forged a path for our success, we owe it to the current generation to share our insights and experience and to help open doors closed to previous generations. We must continue to work together, collaborate to share opportunities, and expand our supportive networks.

We are stronger when we are united, and our perseverance and success, even in the face of daunting odds, demonstrates it.

Our growing CHCI alumni network continues to climb to new heights.

What starts with participation in one of our programs ultimately leads to a connection and continued investment that lasts a lifetime. For example, CHCI alumna Alejandra Y. Castillo, who in 2017 was named CEO

of the YWCA, is working to empower the 2.2 million women and girls the YWCA serves throughout the nation and eliminate racism for a better and more inclusive country. She continues to be a strong partner with us.

The time is now This is the time to determine our community’s destiny. How we respond to the current crises our population and the nation face will define us for generations to come.

Join us, as our 40-year plus-effort is really just getting started — though the goal and focus to stand united are the same. We are committed to working together, to raising our voices, and pushing forward as one united family. n

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Celebrating Diversity at a Seaside Resort Celebrating diversity and encouraging employee development is often lip service — but at this Los Angeles resort, it’s the standard.

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has created an atmosphere of mutual respect.”

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ocated on coastal bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Terranea Resort’s natural beauty is obvious. Across 102 acres, the resort offers a luxurious guest experience, including a full-service spa, nine distinct culinary experiences, a firstclass golf course, and much more.

What sets the resort apart, however,

isn’t just its incredible views and facilities — it’s the way it treats its more than 1,200 employees, 54 percent of whom are Hispanic.

“Our ability to provide exceptional guest experiences and customer service is directly related to the happiness of our associates,” said Terranea president Terri A. Haack.

“We believe diversity speaks to who we are.”

Like a family While many employers refer to their staff as family, Terranea’s employees believe it’s true for them.

“We are all treated as equals,” said Nancy Lopez, a housekeeping super-

visor at the resort. “I am a different person because of working here.”

Nancy came to Terranea after going through a divorce that left her with three children to support and little confidence in her professional prospects. “Before joining Terranea, I had no idea I had qualities that would be of value,” she said. “Terranea helped me grow and has given me so many opportunities. This is where I want to build my career.”

A great place to work The resort’s efforts to support their workers goes beyond a great atmosphere, and include education and outreach, career mapping and

planning, and mentorship programs.

This dedication to their employees has gotten Terranea a lot of positive attention, including recognition as a “Top Employer in Los Angeles County” and “Best Hospitality Company to Work For” by Los Angeles News Group.

“I have always been extremely impressed with the resort’s ability to infuse across a workforce of its size such a high level of professionalism, positive attitude, hospitality, and courtesy,” said Eileen Hupp, president and CEO of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce,. “This level of “shared culture’ can only be accomplished when the employer

Life is different The resort doubles down on the family atmosphere by offering a bonus to their employees — 40 percent of the Hispanic community have worked there for five years or more — for recruiting family members. The strategy has given rise to the resort’s unofficial staff slogan, “Life is different at Terranea.”

“We are all a family here — you don’t see that at many companies,” said Connie Lopez, Nancy’s 27-yearold daughter. Connie began working as a host at one of the resort’s restaurants at the urging of her mother. “It’s the best feeling knowing my mom is thriving here — and it’s such fun to bump into her in the associate dining room and see her picture on the wall.”

Connie hopes to take advantage of the opportunities the resort offers and eventually become a pastry chef there, a dream that’s right in line with the resort’s philosophy. “Terranea recruits candidates who have the right attitude, potential, and capacity to be “cultural ambassadors,’” said Haack, “and then gives them the resources, support, and training to achieve their dreams and goals.”

The result is a working environment that is Terranea-proud and celebrates both the individual skills and the varied heritage of their employees.

“The supervisors and managers remind us that everyone is valuable here, no matter what your background, ethnicity, and beliefs, or whether you have a college degree or not,” said Nancy Lopez. “It’s been a pleasure for me to be a part of the Terranea team.” n Jeff Somers MEDIAPLANET • 3

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“During a trip to the Amazonía, my favorite part was seeing the beautiful nature and everything as it is,” says the actress, who’s looking forward to bringing her rescue dog, Pluto, to Peru soon. She loves eating the local cuisine when traveling there, too.

Moner is proud of her Peruvian culture, especially the “really strong and powerful women” in her lineage.

“If it weren’t for my family, my mother specifically, I wouldn’t be half as proud of and knowledgeable about this part of who I am today,” she says. “She made me.”

s abela M oner, known for her role as teen adventurer Dora in “Dora and the Lost City of Gold,” relates to her character: They’re both bilingual in Spanish and English, they both love to travel, and each focuses on being her authentic self.

“I think Dora is such a role model to Hispanic girls because she’s herself in every situation,” says Moner. “The movie is so funny because it shows the dynamics between Dora and the real world and how somebody like she, who’s relentlessly herself, would get eaten alive in a setting like high school. “She’s been surrounded by venomous spiders and snakes her whole life, yet this is the scariest place she’s ever been! Still, despite all of this, she is still herself.”

Peruvian pride Like her character Dora, Moner loves to explore, especially when she visits Peru. Her mother Katherine, is from Lima, Peru, and her father Patrick, is from Louisiana.

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Actress Isabela Moner Brings Her Peruvian Culture to the Fore in “Dora” Living out the values passed down from her culture and family, Moner learned to not let anyone or anything make her apologize for her Latinx background.

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Moner of many talents Moner, who’s studying French, also learned Quechua, a Peruvian indigenous language, for her role as Dora. She says the original animated “Dora” show was ahead of its time.

She calls the film, which also stars fellow Latinos Eva Longoria, Michael Peña, Benicio del Toro, and Danny Trejo, “a celebration of culture.” She credits producer and actor Eugenio Derbez for making sure the dialect was right and correct ethnicities were cast.

“I love Dora because of how positive and strong she is,” says Moner.

“The movie highlights this so well, because there’s this common misconception that if a female character is tough, she has to be emotionless and cold.

“Dora is the complete opposite of all of those things. She’s a ball of light, but also happens to be like a real-life superhero — just minus the supernatural powers.”

Not always easy Still, fitting in at school was tough for Moner, an honors student, who grew up in Cleveland.

“Whenever I was bullied for my accent at school or teachers [thought] I was a slow learner because I didn’t know much English, my mother made sure it wouldn’t stop me from embracing my heritage,” she says. “My mother would say, ‘You’re not not going to speak Spanish!’”

Her mother sent her to school in Peru for a semester. “My time there taught me to appreciate my culture rather than throw it away,” she says.

When she gets a break from her busy schedule, the teen relaxes by jumping on the trampoline with her brothers Gyovanni and Jared.

Stand out Moner, who studies voice, dance, and acting, loves writing songs in her spare time. She plays piano, guitar, and ukulele. Her solo album ”Bela” with Republic Records hasn’t been released yet.

The young star, who was named one of Variety’s “10 Latinx to Watch in 2019,” knows the pressure of wanting to fit in. Still, she says it’s more important to stand out than blend in.

“It’s better to just embrace being unique from the start,” she says. “I can’t say it’ll be easy, but being yourself is always worth it.” n

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Parlaying her success as an actor, Naya Rivera has drawn from her culture’s emphasis on hard work and resilience to build one successful venture after another.

Naya Rivera is known for her role as Santana on “Glee,” but it was her new role as mother to three-yearold son Josey that inspired her next career move — founder of the kids clothing line JOJO&IZZY. “I wanted to take on a project that I could really dive into and learn from,” says Rivera. “I started JOJO&IZZY from the ground up, by myself, and along the way learned so much about small business.”

Her Los Angeles-based unisex apparel and accessory brand, featuring hand-crafted designs — like lightning bolts and confetti by an in-house

artist — pairs the innocence of youth with fashion edginess.

Rivera, who loves fashion and designing clothes for all ages, is focused on quality customer service and putting her customers fırst. She’s also committed to supporting the next generation and encouraging them to be themselves.

“We’re all about inclusion and not about gender labels or labels in general,” she says. “Kids are so innocent and should be kept that way; so, we say, ‘However you rock it, just be you!’

Because that’s the best label of all.”

Working hard A former child model and actress, Rivera was just four when she was cast in the CBS sitcom “The Royal Family.” “Since I’ve been working in the entertainment industry from

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Entrepreneur and Actress Naya Rivera Is Empowering Hispanics to Embrace Their Culture in Their Careers and Families such a young age, working hard and taking pride in my work and professionalism is second nature,” says the actress, who’s currently portraying Collette on the YouTube Red series “Step Up: High Water.”

Her Puerto Rican heritage and upbringing have had a signifıcant influence on her work ethic and career. She also credits her family for making her feel most connected to her culture.

“Learning about my heritage and hearing stories of my immigrant relatives is incredibly inspiring to me,” says Rivera, who keeps that culture alive at home by speaking Spanish and cooking traditional family recipes.

Diversity and equality “I would love to believe that we live

2020 will be the fırst U.S. election in which Hispanics make up the largest racial or ethnic minority in the electorate, according to the Pew Research Center.

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Citizens can register up until Oct 26th 2020 for the Presidential Election

in a world where race doesn’t exist.

But it does,” says Rivera. “I’ve come to terms with that in my adulthood and embrace all that I am and then some.” She advises others to persevere despite challenges.

“I would encourage anyone who is currently facing adversity to look at the bigger picture and realize that everyone everywhere at some point is going to feel discriminated against; but that doesn’t mean that you have to take that on,” she says. “Keep pursuing your dreams, and be confıdent that you are always enough.”

While Rivera is busy fusing family and fashion, she’s thinking ahead too.

“My next career goal? Hmm. To take over the world,” she says laughing.

“You never know.” ■ Kristen Castillo

18-35 year old millennials make up 44% of eligible Latino voters—much more than other demographics

Hispanics represent 10% of more of all votes in battleground states — New Mexico, Florida, Colorado

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Making the leap Sánchez was born and raised in Puerto Rico and moved to the mainland when she was almost 22 years old. Though she’s lived in the contiguous United States for more than half her life, she still feels an undying love for Puerto Rico and its culture.

“I honor my heritage every single day through the upbringing of my kids,” she said. “I love telling them that Puerto Rico is home. ‘You are a biracial child; you are going to be fully bilingual.’ It’s very important to me that they speak perfect Spanish, so when they go to the island they’re comfortable talking to their family.”

Sánchez made her first appearance on American television in “As the World Turns.” With a career in television spanning nearly 25 years, Sánchez is proud to have brought her Hispanic heritage to many different roles. “I’ve been a teacher; I’ve been a lawyer; I’ve been a cop,” she said. “I’ve done it all.”

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Actress Roselyn Sánchez brings her Puerto Rican pride to everything she does, from acting and directing to raising her children.

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ast month, Roselyn Sánchez, the Puerto Rican actress known for her roles in “Grand Hotel” and “Without a Trace,” felt an overwhelming sense of pride in Puerto Rico. On July 22, she watched as thousands of protestors took to San Juan’s streets to demonstrate against the government’s corruption and mismanagement. “The entire country — regardless of social class, political belief, or age — decided to go to the streets and demand respect and transparency,” Sánchez said. “It was such a testament to our spirit [and] how clever and creative we are.

We united, and it was a beautiful thing to watch.”

Why Actress Roselyn Sánchez Is Filled With Puerto Rican Pride

Out of many, one In her current role as Gigi Mendoza on the ABC series “Grand Hotel,” Sánchez feels her character is challenging stereotypes of Puerto Rican women. “That role is like a dream come true,” she said. “She’s the one in charge, she’s fearless, she’s super intelligent. She’s just an amazing character — challenging, difficult, complicated — and I’ve had a blast playing her.”

Sánchez particularly enjoys seeing the telenovela format proliferating on American television. “The telenovela framework is becoming

really important in mainstream entertainment in the U.S.,” she said, listing “Jane the Virgin” and her own “Grand Hotel” as examples of successful American telenovelas.

Despite her success, Sánchez still feels she is sometimes pigeonholed because of her heritage. “This town is very closed-minded,” she said of her hometown Los Angeles. “So people get a perception of who you are, and that has happened to me. But I don’t let it stop me.”

Pushing forward Sánchez champions diversity in

entertainment on the other side of the camera as well. This year she wrote and directed her own short film “SATOS,” filmed in Puerto Rico. “I [had] been entertaining the thought of directing, but I was honestly scared because I’ve never done it before,” she said. But her desire to tell Puerto Rican stories, with an entirely Puerto Rican cast, cemented her passion for the job. “I loved it, and I believe I have a jewel of a film, so I’m very excited.”

After the success of the Puerto Rican protests last month, and with Hispanic Heritage month approach-

ing, Sánchez is excited to see how Puerto Rican pride continues to flourish. But her pride isn’t confined to one month out of the year. Sánchez celebrates her Hispanic heritage year-round. “I do it by living my life in a very respectful way,” she said, “to serve as an inspiration to all those young Latinas and Puerto Rican girls that see me as a testament that you can do it. You can leave [Puerto Rico] and succeed and work hard and have a clear goal as a Hispanic. I’m making it happen.”n Ross Elliott MEDIAPLANET

Why the U.S. Housing Market Depends on Hispanics Hispanics represent a valuable homebuying cohort in the United States, and that’s unlikely to change.

Hispanics are currently the country’s largest ethnic minority and have accounted for more than half of U.S. population growth, as well as 81 percent of U.S. labor force growth since 2000. A majority of all U.S. Hispanics are 35 or younger, and many are in or entering their prime home-buying years. Put simply, this is a “mega market” that can’t be ignored.

Homeownership rates for Hispanics have experienced significant growth in the last 10 years. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, while Hispanics make up 18 percent of the U.S. population, they have accounted for nearly 63 percent of new U.S. homeowner gains over the past decade.

Hispanic attitudes toward homeownership are extremely positive. In a 2018 Fannie Mae survey, 88 percent of Hispanics agreed that owning a home is the best investment plan and that they are better off owning as opposed to renting.

Additionally, Hispanics are more culturally inclined to live in multigenerational households, which often necessitates a larger living space.

Catering to the needs of the Hispanic homebuyer is a business imperative in today’s real estate market. It is in all of our best interests to promote sustainable homeownership within the Hispanic community.

David Acosta, President, NAHREP

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How the Small Business Administration Is Helping Hispanic Entrepreneurs Make Big Strides With a wealth of resources at its disposal, the Small Business Administration is demolishing barriers to entry for Hispanic business owners and promoting equity all around.

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s an immigrant to the United States, Carol Espinosa is living the American dream of business ownership and financial independence. She launched Freedom Interiors in Kansas City in 2011 to fulfill her vision of founding a design firm that creates customized workspaces using technology and collaboration. Espinosa’s dream is not just to own her own business but to break the generational poverty cycle in her family and community.

As the associate administrator for the Office of Entrepreneurial Development at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), I, along with my office, provide support to entrepreneurs like Espinosa. Of the 30 million small businesses in the United States, 3.3 million are Hispanic-owned, according to the SBA Office of Advocacy. Hispanic-owned small businesses generate $474 billion in annual sales. That is an enormous impact made on our nation’s economy.

Support from above The SBA helped Espinosa by providing her business with an SBA-backed loan to purchase

somed after proving its capabilfixed assets, which helped ity in the 8(a) program. With the to bolster the business. “The help of the SBA loan, the comconsultative advice I received pany moved from a 500 squareallowed me to purchase and foot incubator space to a 7,000 renovate my building, which square-foot space in 2017. now serves as our office and showroom. We also established Dreams become realities a working capital line of credit This is the kind of dream that that has helped us access the the SBA supports. Our mission furniture and appliances to to help small make the buildbusinesses start, ing a true display grow, expand, of our work for and recover clients.” from disasters E s p i n o s a ’s drives the work company has grown from Hispanic-owned that we do. The agency makes one employee small businesses assistance availto a team of 12, generate able to entrewho brought preneurs at in $6.8 million $474 billion every level and in revenue in in annual sales. stage of their 2018 alone.

That is an businesses. As Her journey nation’s was also sup- enormous impact the go-to resource ported by other made on our Hispanic SBA resources, nation’s economy for entrepreneurs, including Small the SBA stands Business Develready to provide them with the opment Center training and the needed support. The agency SBA 8(a) Business Development offers its services through a netProgram, which helps socially work of field offices and partand economically disadvannerships with public and private taged entrepreneurs through organizations that can help with financial assistance, mentoring assessing business readiness, and management, and technical registering as a government assistance. Her business blos-

contractor, writing a business plan, securing financing, and more.

The SBA provides expert advice, business coaching, mentoring, and training to help Hispanic entrepreneurs overcome barriers to success, including a Spanish language resource guide and fact sheets in Spanish. Because knowing where to start can be challenging, working with a mentor or counselor from SCORE, a Small Business Development Center, Women’s Business Center, or a Veterans Business Outreach Center can help guide entrepreneurs to the next steps. These resources are available across communities to help with all aspects of starting, growing, or expanding a business.

We’re excited about the achievements and potential of businesses like Carol Espinosa’s, and we are eager to serve other Hispanic entrepreneurs who are starting and growing their own businesses. And they won’t have to do it alone — the SBA is on their side. n Allen Gutierrez, Associate Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development MEDIAPLANET

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At the same time that we as a community resist our enemies from without, we must foster more unity within.

As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month against the ominous backdrop of an anti-Latinx, anti-immigrant, anti-other sentiment, our own community can’t ignore its own divisiveness. I ask: If we’re so against building a wall, then why do we build so many walls between ourselves?

Abolish all walls Diversity exists within each of our own cultures, and a big part of what makes the Latino community so vibrant is that we are like everyone across all spectrums.

Our community reflects America, and like America, we have a beautiful mosaic to celebrate and bring together to move forward more powerfully. However, much like America, we are not immune from racism, classism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, sexism, and more. I don’t ever want to hear that someone is too black, too indigenous, too Asian, or too white. We are all Latinx.

What I don’t want to hear I don’t want to hear that someone is too gay, too lesbian, too trans, too bi, or too any other sexual identifıcation. We are all Latinx.

I don’t want to hear that someone is too Jewish, too Muslim, too Buddhist, too Christian, too atheist, or too any other belief system. We are all Latinx.

I don’t want to hear that someone is too disabled, too old, too young, too rich, too poor, too undocumented, too uneducated, or too educated. We are all Latinx.

I don’t want to hear that someone isn’t Latinx enough because they don’t speak a word of English — or doesn’t speak a word of Spanish — or if they speak Spanish badly (like I do), or have a name that isn’t traditional. We are all Latinx.

I also don’t want to hear that someone’s heritage is held against them because it’s from a particular country in Latin America or anywhere else in the world. We need to come together as Latinx.

Coming together And we also need to welcome our brothers and sisters who aren’t even of Hispanic descent, but love and appreciate our culture so much that they take part in the celebration and la lucha together with us.

I’ve always said that no one should defıne us as Latinx. We need to defıne ourselves. But that defınition needs to be broader, and more inclusive. It must be Latinx.

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How Mexican American Makeup Artist and Influencer Manny MUA Celebrates Beauty and Family The maverick credits his family and his followers for helping him push boundaries and fıght for representation in the industry.

Manny MUA, whose real name is Manny Gutierrez, is crushing it as a makeup artist, YouTuber, and beauty blogger.

With nearly 5 million YouTube fans and over 4 million Instagram followers, the 28-year-old San Diego native is one of the world’s fırst male beauty influencers.

Not just skin deep His previous beauty ambassador roles led him to a collaboration with cosmetics brand Smashbox. He credits that collaboration with empowering him to create his own company Lunar Beauty.

A proud Mexican American, Gutierrez graduated from college planning to become a surgeon, but beauty became his career instead.

“I found out makeup was a passion of mine when I fırst tried out drag about six

years ago, and instantly fell in love,” he says. “My biggest motivation for my career has always been my family and my following, to always take care of them, and support them both.”

The influencer started working at retail beauty counters and testing makeup on himself. He then posted tips and tutorials on social media.

Confıdence Gutierrez, who identifıes as gay and grew up Mormon in a strict Latino household, loves the power of beauty products.

“Makeup to me means confıdence and the choice to present yourself however your heart sees fıt,” he says.

Impressed by the changes happening in the industry, he encourages everyone to embrace their beauty and push forward for diversity.

“It has become so much more inclusive and diverse in the past couple of years,” he says. “Especially when it comes to makeup, there are so many more boys and

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Enough With the Divisions: We Are All Latinx

people of color in the beauty space, which is really amazing to see.”

La familia “I am so proud of my Mexican heritage,” says Gutierrez, who lives in Los Angeles. “I would say that the biggest impact it has had on my career is truly giving me ‘la familia.’

“While we’ve gone through our ups and downs together, my family and I are ultimately a unit, and we are so much stronger when together.”

He calls his parents his role models and knows he can depend on them. They even help him run his company. That strong family bond is always present, especially during Hispanic Heritage Month. He’s looking forward to a delicious family dinner.

“Naturally I will celebrate with my family, including going over to my parent’s home for some of my mom’s delicious and authentic cooking,” he says. “I’m getting hungry just thinking about it.” ■ Kristen Castillo MEDIAPLANET

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Certified diabetes educators can help patients manage their self-care.

Who are CDEs? CDEs are health professionals who have knowledge and skill in diabetes education, have provided at least 1,000 hours of patient education, passed a rigorous exam, and maintained this highly respected credential in the healthcare industry.

What do CDEs do?

A CDE is a partner. Your CDE will work with you to develop a plan and provide the tools you believe will best help you manage diabetes on a daily basis.

When should I consult a CDE? Ask for a referral to a CDE today and during important life stage transitions.

Ongoing support from a CDE helps you take control and build the skills that can help you feel your best.

Where can I find a CDE? The National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE), the organization administering the CDE program, offers an online CDE locator service.

Why should I see a CDE? Successful diabetes self-management involves knowledge about a broad range of topics, such as adding activity, healthy eating, how to take medication as directed, and coping with stress. It’s not easy to gain all of the necessary knowledge alone. With the help of a CDE, you can learn how to effectively manage and improve your health.

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Edward James Olmos Reflects on His Legacy and Diversity in Entertainment For nearly 50 years, Mexican American actor Edward James Olmos has been crafting memorable on-screen roles. Off camera, he’s making a big impact too.

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ccording to the 2018 Hollywood Diversity Report, only 2.7 percent of film roles go to Latinos. Other minority groups, including Black, Asian, and Native American, were underrepresented as well.

Currently, Latinos represent 18 percent of the U.S. population. Nearly a quarter of Latinos go to the movies at least once a month, yet they’re significantly underrepresented in the industry.

“It’s one of the most difficult realizations I’ve ever had in my life,” says Olmos. “I understand it for what it is — this is the entertainment business.”

He continues, “I’m very grateful that we’ve been able to do the movies we’ve been able to do in our lifetime, but I will say it’s been a really difficult time to understand why more Latino-led stories have not been produced.”

Building character One of most influential Mexican American actors of his time, Olmos was the first Mexican American to ever receive an Academy Award nomination, a best actor nomination for 1988’s “Stand and Deliver.”

He cried watching a 30th anniversary screening of the film recently at the Panama International Film Festival.

“The feeling was an incredible amount of gratefulness that we were given the opportunity to make that film,” he says, noting it stands the test of time.

Whenever he’s cast in a project, he asks for full creative control of his character, including his role of William Adama in the re-imagined “Battlestar Galactica.” He likes to shape the characters, especially when they’re Latino, so he can ensure they’re authentic.

Advocacy Throughout his career, Olmos has helped found and supported many nonprofit organizations aimed to help Latinos tell stories in the media. He

received an award from The National Hispanic Media Coalition for his advocacy.

He encourages Latinos to create their own production companies. For example, he’s been impressed by Lin-Manuel Miranda: “He’s the future. You’ve got to be able to write it, produce it, direct it, and star in it.”

Olmos advises Latinos to never give up pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

“They must continue and not let the industry and the way things are at the present time stop them from trying to tell their stories and use their voice.” n Kristen Castillo MEDIAPLANET

IN SUPPORT OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, CADILLAC CELEBRATES THE LEGACY AND RESILIENCE OF LATINX AMERICANS. Their contributions to our history and culture are paramount in our journey to drive America Forward.

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