The Struggle, resistance and resilience of the U.S. Latinx community: A personal journey

While growing up in Texas shaped my Tejano identity, it also laid bare the entrenched systems of racism. My understanding of social inequality and race began as a child. Yet I also saw communities overcoming struggle, mobilizing for better schools, fighting for access to healthy food, and demanding more of a say in the government and policies that shaped their lives. I saw the power of community development.