If you’re subscribed to both this and the Awesome Latinas Substack, you already know: Tuesday was pub day. My co-author Mirtle and I are still processing it, honestly. Two years, one pregnancy, and approximately one million late nights went into that book. And last night we were finally able to celebrate here in Portland at Annie Bloom’s Books. The Jefas PDX and ALPFA PDX community showed up along with so many allies, and what happened in that room was nothing short of magical. We talked about the women in the book, the fights they fought, the legacies they left. And we all walked out feeling exactly what I had hoped for: hopeful.
The takeaway that kept coming up, in conversation after conversation, was this: everyone can create impact. And one of the most powerful ways to do it is to share more of your story. Because uno nunca sabe (you never know) what can happen when you do.
That has always been my belief. And it started with my love for music.
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