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In the year before COVID-19 infected the nation and the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others inspired tens of thousands of Americans to rise up and demand justice, journalist Paola Ramos drove to Central Valley, CA, a picturesque region dotted with almond trees and produce crops. She was on her way to meet Byanka Santoyo, a local activist and daughter of farmworkers.
Ramos, a former deputy director of Hispanic media for Hillary Clinton s 2016 campaign, wanted to meet the young woman to learn about her work fighting for better wages and conditions. She also wanted to prove her theory that although the women were born into very different circumstances, they were united by the fact that their life stories were not reflected in the broader narrative about Latinos in the United States.