I grew up minnesotan. This is my home. [acoustic guitar plays rhythmic flamenco music ] ken mendez my father spoke about seeing posters advertising for workers. He responded. They came for what they thought would be a better life, a more secure life. In 1927, that was the first year the plant in East Grand Forks was being built and in operation. So its kind of amazing to know that my father was one of the first of the families that came up here. Grapes of wrath took you west, and the sugar beets brought you north. [jesus mendez speaks spanish] man, for jesus mendez we crossed over in laredo, texas. That is where they contracted us to work in the beet fields. In East Grand Forks, minnesota, in 1927. The factory had set up a sort of colony for the people that wanted to stay for the winters. My father and other families decided to stay, because if you stayed, you would get a better price the next year. In those days, they would bring the people up here in special trains, not in trucks. On
[background noises] welcome back ladies and gentlemen. If you like to take your seats we are going to start with the next session. Thank you so much. Julia will turn it on to you. Hi everyone. Welcome back. My name is julie i am chair of advocacy for the American Diabetes association and the arizona chapter. Also on the Arizona Diabetes Coalition counsel one of my collies was eight data population innovation expert so please see her after. Im also cochair of the arizona Bio Industry Association take a lot of personal pride in the voice of the patient. We advocate so well for arizona. I also the newest members the University Arizona Health Sciences Community Advisory board in phoenix. And my daughter has type one diabetes she is just finishing her first year of med school at u of a phoenix. I am so proud to see a lifetime of someone who is diagnosed at age one now in her mid 20s becoming a physician and right along with her having the same experience that she did, but as a caregiver, mo
[background noises] welcome back ladies and gentlemen. If you like to take your seats we are going to start with the next session. Thank you so much. Julia will turn it on to you. Hi everyone. Welcome back. My name is julie i am chair of advocacy for the American Diabetes association and the arizona chapter. Also on the Arizona Diabetes Coalition counsel one of my collies was eight data population innovation expert so please see her after. Im also cochair of the arizona Bio Industry Association take a lot of personal pride in the voice of the patient. We advocate so well for arizona. I also the newest members the University Arizona Health Sciences Community Advisory board in phoenix. And my daughter has type one diabetes she is just finishing her first year of med school at u of a phoenix. I am so proud to see a lifetime of someone who is diagnosed at age one now in her mid 20s becoming a physician and right along with her having the same experience that she did, but as a caregiver, mo
[background noises] welcome back ladies and gentlemen. If you like to take your seats we are going to start with the next session. Thank you so much. Julia will turn it on to you. Hi everyone. Welcome back. My name is julie i am chair of advocacy for the American Diabetes association and the arizona chapter. Also on the Arizona Diabetes Coalition counsel one of my collies was eight data population innovation expert so please see her after. Im also cochair of the arizona Bio Industry Association take a lot of personal pride in the voice of the patient. We advocate so well for arizona. I also the newest members the University Arizona Health Sciences Community Advisory board in phoenix. And my daughter has type one diabetes she is just finishing her first year of med school at u of a phoenix. I am so proud to see a lifetime of someone who is diagnosed at age one now in her mid 20s becoming a physician and right along with her having the same experience that she did, but as a caregiver, mo
[background noises] welcome back ladies and gentlemen. If you like to take your seats we are going to start with the next session. Thank you so much. Julia will turn it on to you. Hi everyone. Welcome back. My name is julie i am chair of advocacy for the American Diabetes association and the arizona chapter. Also on the Arizona Diabetes Coalition counsel one of my collies was eight data population innovation expert so please see her after. Im also cochair of the arizona Bio Industry Association take a lot of personal pride in the voice of the patient. We advocate so well for arizona. I also the newest members the University Arizona Health Sciences Community Advisory board in phoenix. And my daughter has type one diabetes she is just finishing her first year of med school at u of a phoenix. I am so proud to see a lifetime of someone who is diagnosed at age one now in her mid 20s becoming a physician and right along with her having the same experience that she did, but as a caregiver, mo