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[speaking in Spanish]

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-He is the eyes and ears
of a scrutinized community.

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See how reporter
Jaime Mendez advocates

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for our Latino neighbors
in every newscast.

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-When I see a little child

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playing the music,

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my heart gets so happy.

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[♪♪]

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-Inspiring the next generation

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of musical talents.

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Orquesta Northwest
is reshaping this field

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of underpresented musicians

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through access
and opportunity.

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-We were intentional
in providing

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an accessible art space
here in the neighborhood.

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-Plus, we take a look around the

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Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery--
how art gives a voice

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to our area's
marginalized communities.

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These stories and more
are coming up next on CityStream.

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-Hi, I'm Enrique Serna
and welcome

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to the Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery
here in White Center.

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Located
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edge of Seattle's
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White Center has always been

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a neighborhood
with a lot of potential.

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Back in the early 1900s,
this was mostly swampland

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and forest,

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but that didn't stop

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speculators from buying it
up, betting on its future.

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The two largest landowners

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at the time, Hiram Green
and George White, decided

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the area needed a name,
so they flipped a coin.

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You can
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White Center
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From pancake races
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to the futuristic
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this area seemed destined
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While it may have been slow
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White Center is now
finally starting to pick up.

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Reasonable
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small businesses are driving
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places like the Nepantla 
Cultural Arts Gallery.

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We'll talk to the owners
in just a bit.

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Music is a huge part
of Latin culture,

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but classical music, well,
not so much.

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The nonprofit Orquesta
Northwest

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wants to change that notion

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with a program

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that's rooted in
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and an emphasis on youth.

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As co-founder Paula 

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Madrigal says, if you've got enough courage

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to step on stage
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you can
do just about anything. Si, se puede.

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[applause]

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- Cuando desde el momento 

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que  epmiezo a caminar en el senario,

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siento que es mi momento en el mundo...

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- For orchestra conductor

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Paula Madrigal,

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music grounds her.

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- Que es mi espacio en el mundo y yo me siento feliz

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- In every way, 

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all the time. 

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- Me siento llena.

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Me siento plena

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[♪♪ - symphony performs]

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[♪♪- squeaky violin]

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- Even at times like this.

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Este dedito y este son amigos.

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Cuando veo 

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 a un nino 

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aprender musica, mi corazon se llena es buena

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When I see a little child

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learn the music,

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my hearts get so happy.

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ellos aprenden 

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algo de esa calidad

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ellos entienden 

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que ellos merecen cosas asi.

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[Applause]

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- Originally

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from Guadalajara,

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Mexico,

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to the United States

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in 2014 after studying

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cello and conducting

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Universidad Autónoma,

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in Guadalajara.

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her connection

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to music began

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of her life.

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-I think, like

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all humans, it starts

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the moment

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that we are born,

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we do our first yell.
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where I probably listen

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something myself  (yells)

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and I fall in love

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with my voice.

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Madrigal is

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the Music Director

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of the nonprofit

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Orquesta Northwest.

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to empower

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the next generation

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of aspiring musicians,

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especially those

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in the Latino community.

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- Por que ellos se sen como yo 

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y eso llena mi corazon.

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Yo creo que todos los seres humanos, 

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merecen tener la experienca 

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de aprenderia y vivir  

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porque se un nivel artistico y intelectual un poco mas alto que la musica que a veces escuchamos popular.

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y intelectual 

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un poco mas alto que la musica 

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que a veces escuchamos popular.

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you never heard of,

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like a famous

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violinist who's Mexican.

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just a way to show,

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especially when

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I'm playing music, that,

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Yes, I'm...

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This is my heritage.

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This is where I am from.

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This is my background.

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That's kind of showing

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that we can do

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that, too.

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- For Madrigal

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and Orquesta Northwest,

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what's worse

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than not hearing

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the music,

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is not having access

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to it.

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-Todos esos jovenes 

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reciben un instrumento gratuito.  

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por el instrumento o por las clases.

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por las classes.

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[♪♪]

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Repite.

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to try to avoid

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is having young people

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who have that drive

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and that talent,

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and don't have

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the opportunity

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to fulfill it,

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to see where

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it could take them.

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[♪♪ - violin music]

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lessons when

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but they were expensive

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really keep going.

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joining Orchestra

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Northwest,

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it kind of helped me

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grow a lot as a musician

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it gave me more passion

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for what I do.

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I’ve played in n orchestras

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where I'm the only one

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it's a lot more

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valuable to me

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because I can relate

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to the people

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I'm playing with.

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is access to technology.

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Thanks to a grant

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of Seattle's Information

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Technology department,

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to buy their students

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new iPads.

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- Pues es la realidad, que ahora estamos viviendo 

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entonces, ya casi todos los musicos 

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usan su iPad no ese es como 

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una oficina.  

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pues estas astasado.

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printer at home

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printed at school.

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kind of like

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gives me that chance

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to download

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as much music as I want,

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whenever I want,

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like, curious

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and a piece or anything.

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I can just find it.

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[♪♪ - violin solo]

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very fluent

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with the technology.

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knew what to do

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with them.

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the composer

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that they're playing

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or investigating

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different violinists,

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different musicians,

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and they're

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studying music.

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valuable things

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that inspire them.

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for nothing.

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I didn't have

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to pay anything for it.

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an iPad

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for playing music,

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and when I got one,

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giving me this tool

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to learn.

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I want to respect that

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- Love of teaching.

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Love of learning.

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Love of sharing.

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these threads together

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through her

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love of music.

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we're a Latino arts

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because we have a Latina

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the artistic vision

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of everything,

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and it's special

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because of that.

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(Sings - “La la la...”)

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- It's really cool

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that she thought

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to create something

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like this

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for people

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of the same heritage

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as her

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I want to keep it

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through my life

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because it's something

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that makes me happy.

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[♪♪ - Orchestra plays]

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Hay muchas cosas ahorita 

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que  estan atacando 

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quizas la comunidad latina 

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y es muy importante nosotros nos unamos.

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[♪♪]

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Me hace feliz 

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ver a mi communidad 

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vivir sin miedo.

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[♪♪]

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Y en la music, no?  

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En la musica donde todos ponemos 

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nuestro corazon 

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haciendo musica.  

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es algo.

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Eso es algo bello y trae paz.

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♪♪

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(applause)

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-Orquesta Northwest
is not just strings

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and wind instruments,

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they're also involved with
the Ballard Civic Orchestra.

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They have conducting
and composing workshops

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and an after school

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mariachi program
called Mariachi

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Estrellas del Norte.

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Now, not all of these
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so check their web

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page at orquestanw.org.

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Coming up next.

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He brings the news to
a community living in fear

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with a voice they can trust.

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-We are the everyday
storytellers

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of this great city.

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We are Seattle Channel.
A gateway to everything Seattle.

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♪♪

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The intersection
between government,

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culture, news
and the ever unfolding

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story of the city
we call home.

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So follow your curiosity
and come

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explore Seattle with us.

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Seattle Channel.

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♪♪

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-As you walk through
this gallery,

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you're going to see
a lot of works like this

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that focus
on the government's

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immigration crackdown.

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It speaks volumes

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to a Latino community that's
living in fear these days.

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So who does the Spanish
speaking community

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turn to for vital
and accurate information?

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That's where journalist
Jaime Mendez steps in.

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For him, it's
more than a job.

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It's a matter of trust.

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... confirm script.

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- It's 6 p.m.

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time for Jaime Mendez News.

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- Here are some of the important news of the day

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- From his home studio, Jaime Mendez anchors

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the only online Spanish language
newscast in Washington state.

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“... A blow to Washington State.”

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- Why it's important to have a Spanish
language platform more than anything

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is to be able to be informed.

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- In these times,

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many in the Spanish
speaking community are on edge.

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- People are living in fear,

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and we need someone we trust to be able
to explain things to us.

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- Latinos make up

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about 14% of Washington
state's population, around 1.1

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million people, making them
the state's second largest ethnic group.

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More than half of Latinos in Washington
speak Spanish at home,

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making Spanish
the state's second most spoken language.

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Amid ICE raids, deportations

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and rising anti-immigrant sentiment.

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Jaime Mendez wants his newscast,
to be a trusted source of information.

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- It's like a bittersweet feeling
because our audience has exponentially

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grown, but at the same time
is because of the bad news.

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- Mendez understands the stress and anxiety

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among many in his audience
because he's been there.

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- I am an immigrant, and I understand
the experience of  a lot of people.

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And when I compare my experience to the
the stories that I hear, I heard it easy.

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- Jaime Mendez was born
and raised in Colombia.

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He came to the United States in 1987.

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It wasn't easy.

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He didn't speak English
and worked a series of low paying jobs.

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- I went through a lot of crap

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before I

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was able to say, okay, yeah,
I'm I'm stable now.

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I'm settled in this country. 

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- Mendez made his way to the Northwest,
and as his English improved,

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he enrolled at Evergreen State College,
where he earned a degree.

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He started working in Spanish language
radio and became a U.S.

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citizen.

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- And I started just talking about issues,
community issues,

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you know, education, health,
the economy, you know, all these things.

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And that's how I got my foot on the door.

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- In 2007, Mendez was asked to record
an anchor audition for the first

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locally produced Spanish language
television newscast in Seattle.

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- On the audition, somebody said,
I think you're going to get the job.

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And I'm like, oh, I thought,
because I'm really good camera.

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He was like, no,

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because you have anchors hair,
meaning a lot of hair and very thick

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- That good hair, talent and strong community
connection paid off.

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Mendez got the job.

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He went on to hold the main anchor role
for the next 17 years.

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- People know him when they approach him.

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They approach him like it's
part of the family.

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He is the same to them, even though
probably some of them he'd never met

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before.

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- I’ve always felt very attached to

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to immigrants, to my audience,
I understand their problems.

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I've been through that.

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I came to this country.

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- But in November 2023,
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced

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it would end its affiliation
with Univision in Seattle,

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resulting in the cancellation
of the area's only

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local Spanish language newscast
at the end of the year.

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- That last day was it was a tough day,
being so long out of place, you know,

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doing a job that I love to do, building up
on that job for such a long time.

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“My name is Jaime Mendez....”

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And then that's the last day
you're doing it.

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“Thank you... for everything.” 

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- That was the end of one chapter.

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Another was about to begin.

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- We came up with the idea of, setting up
Se Habla Media to offer our information

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in Spanish for the, Latino and Hispanic
community in Washington state.

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This is something that we both, love
doing.

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- Through Se Habla Media,
an independent media company,

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they would continue to produce
a Spanish language newscast

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and other content for distribution online,

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where they would have plenty
of flexibility.

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- “Oh boy.”

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- On January 1st, 2024,
the company was launched

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with the premiere of Jaime Mendez News.

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00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,963
- No tie today, no blazer

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and pizza socks, no shoes.

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00:15:34,466 --> 00:15:36,101
Really!

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00:15:36,101 --> 00:15:37,469
-”3...2...1...”

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- Jaime Mendez News is a production of

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Se Habla Media.

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People are watching.

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This is the first one
is the first one of every off everything.

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I've never done a newscast from my house.

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(Sigh)

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- Since then, they've added

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freelance reporters locally
and in Mexico to broaden coverage.

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00:16:08,701 --> 00:16:12,738
New sponsors and partnerships
have been developed, allowing the team

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to expand their content with podcasts
and live online interviews.

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00:16:17,609 --> 00:16:19,244
- We do every Wednesday at 10 a.m.

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00:16:19,244 --> 00:16:24,216
it's live, and we try to, bring experts
on different topics that we see

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00:16:24,216 --> 00:16:26,585
the audience is kind of having a need.

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- They talk about immigrant rights,
scams, targeting

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immigrants, taxes, finances, education.

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- Mental health is a big one.

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00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:40,299
- In these unpredictable times,

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the Spanish speaking community
needs reliable reporting more than ever.

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00:16:44,870 --> 00:16:48,374
- And I heard that there have been,
immigration activities

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00:16:48,374 --> 00:16:50,109
in my own community.

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00:16:50,109 --> 00:16:51,977
I didn't know if that
was true or it wasn't true.

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00:16:53,145 --> 00:16:54,380
And what did I go?

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00:16:54,380 --> 00:16:57,216
Jaime Mendez News, and there it was

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00:16:57,216 --> 00:16:59,418
that there had been an operation done
in my community.

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00:16:59,418 --> 00:17:02,888
- People are looking at us and going, like,
I know these guys are telling us

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00:17:02,888 --> 00:17:03,789
the truth.

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00:17:03,789 --> 00:17:06,625
They're not just trying to make it
even more explosive

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00:17:06,625 --> 00:17:09,895
and more sensationalistic about, oh,
they're telling us what it is,.

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00:17:16,635 --> 00:17:19,905
-Se Habla Media offers
a wide range of resources

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for the Spanish
speaking community,

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00:17:22,041 --> 00:17:24,476
including podcasts
on legal support

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00:17:24,476 --> 00:17:26,145
and coping with the stress

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that ICE's presence
brings to our communities.

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Now you can find all of

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their Spanish language
content at

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Coming up, a conversation
with the folks

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here in the Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery.

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Hear how they build
unity through creativity.

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-Seattle Channel, 2025 Northwest

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00:17:51,970 --> 00:17:55,140
Regional Emmy Recipient
for Overall Excellence.

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♪♪

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♪♪

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-Joining me now
are the co-founders

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and co-owners of the 
Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery

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Judy Avitia Gonzalez 
and Jake Prendez.

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Thanks so much for
letting us invade you today.

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Judy, tell me
about the gallery?

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-We open the doors to Nepantla
in February of 2018.

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Nepantla is an accessible

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art space
grounded in the Chicana-

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Chicano arts traditions.

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We host monthly art
exhibitions with themes

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focused on marginalized
communities,

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communities of color.

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We have a gift shop
where we're very intentional

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about uplifting Chicana-
Chicano artists, artisans,

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LGBTQIA+,

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Bipoc artists
and other small businesses.

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We also host free arts

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programing in our space,
hiring local artists,

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00:18:49,661 --> 00:18:52,231
purchasing art supplies,
and making sure that art

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is an accessible experience
for our community.

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-So you are very intentional
about putting this gallery

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right here
in White Center. Why?

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-I always felt like there

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00:19:01,907 --> 00:19:03,442
wasn't
a lot of spaces for us

507
00:19:03,442 --> 00:19:05,744
Chicano kids
growing up here.

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00:19:05,744 --> 00:19:08,580
When Jake had this idea
of an art space,

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I was very intentional
in keeping it here in

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White Center.

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00:19:12,651 --> 00:19:14,486
White Center
is often overlooked.

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And so we were intentional
in providing

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an accessible art space
here in the neighborhood.

514
00:19:21,126 --> 00:19:22,494
-So, Jake,
your current exhibit

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00:19:22,494 --> 00:19:24,563
really is timely
because it deals

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00:19:24,563 --> 00:19:26,832
with the ICE crackdown
in the country.

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00:19:26,832 --> 00:19:29,835
-This exhibition
is our Chinga la Migra show,

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00:19:30,169 --> 00:19:31,003
and this has

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00:19:31,003 --> 00:19:34,473
been our most viral
or biggest show so far.

520
00:19:34,740 --> 00:19:35,274
This show,

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we have over 80 artists
submit over 100 art pieces

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00:19:40,312 --> 00:19:43,115
with only room
for about 45 pieces.

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00:19:43,115 --> 00:19:43,315
It's a

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00:19:43,315 --> 00:19:46,351
very timely exhibition,
and I think because of that,

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00:19:46,685 --> 00:19:49,521
the opening night, you
couldn't even move in here.

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00:19:49,521 --> 00:19:51,356
It was completely packed.

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00:19:51,356 --> 00:19:54,359
And it, I think it just shows
this is a major concern

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00:19:54,393 --> 00:19:55,861
for community right now.

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00:19:55,861 --> 00:19:59,097
We wanted to create a space
where one, artists

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00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:00,432
get 100% of the sale --

531
00:20:00,432 --> 00:20:02,501
we don't take a gallery
cut.

532
00:20:02,501 --> 00:20:04,570
Two, by making
sure that in the gift shop

533
00:20:04,570 --> 00:20:07,706
we were really highlighting
mom and pop vendors

534
00:20:08,607 --> 00:20:10,642
and then is
with the workshop.

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00:20:10,642 --> 00:20:14,479
We wanted to create free,
and accessible art programing,

536
00:20:14,813 --> 00:20:17,816
not just for kids,
but for the entire family.

537
00:20:18,150 --> 00:20:20,285
Like we always say,
you know,

538
00:20:20,285 --> 00:20:23,121
adults have angst too,
that we want to get through.

539
00:20:23,121 --> 00:20:25,390
We want to make sure
that everyone has access

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00:20:25,390 --> 00:20:26,858
and we make
all our workshops

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00:20:26,858 --> 00:20:29,094
and programing
free in the space.

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00:20:29,094 --> 00:20:29,995
-Judy, Jake,

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00:20:29,995 --> 00:20:31,196
thanks so much
for letting us

544
00:20:31,196 --> 00:20:32,764
come in
and seeing Nepantla.

545
00:20:32,764 --> 00:20:33,732
Great gallery.

546
00:20:33,732 --> 00:20:35,634
Hope people come
and see what you have here.

547
00:20:35,634 --> 00:20:36,501
It's great.

548
00:20:36,501 --> 00:20:38,370
We'll be right back
with more of City/Stream.

549
00:20:41,106 --> 00:20:52,851
♪♪

550
00:20:56,722 --> 00:20:59,958
♪♪

551
00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:03,528
Getting your first job

552
00:21:03,528 --> 00:21:06,932
marks a major milestone
in a young person's life.

553
00:21:07,266 --> 00:21:10,369
But sometimes language,
access to opportunity

554
00:21:10,369 --> 00:21:12,938
or just life
can get in the way.

555
00:21:12,938 --> 00:21:15,374
El Centro de La Raza helps
Seattle area

556
00:21:15,374 --> 00:21:17,676
high school students
clear that path

557
00:21:17,676 --> 00:21:20,612
through their Youth Job
Readiness program.

558
00:21:20,612 --> 00:21:22,180
For many, it's
just the nudge

559
00:21:22,180 --> 00:21:25,183
they need to find success.

560
00:21:25,517 --> 00:21:27,919
[♪♪] 

561
00:21:28,854 --> 00:21:29,755
- My name is Lesley

562
00:21:29,755 --> 00:21:30,989
Mendoza Osorio.

563
00:21:30,989 --> 00:21:31,857
I'm 18.

564
00:21:31,857 --> 00:21:32,691
I just graduated

565
00:21:32,691 --> 00:21:33,458
from Franklin

566
00:21:33,458 --> 00:21:34,493
High School.

567
00:21:34,493 --> 00:21:35,961
I’m going on to my freshman

568
00:21:35,961 --> 00:21:36,595
year of college

569
00:21:36,595 --> 00:21:38,530
at Seattle University.

570
00:21:38,530 --> 00:21:39,631
- El Centro de La

571
00:21:39,631 --> 00:21:41,166
Raza is within walking

572
00:21:41,166 --> 00:21:42,367
distance of Lesley

573
00:21:42,367 --> 00:21:44,936
Mendoza Osorio’s home.

574
00:21:44,936 --> 00:21:45,871
Her younger sister

575
00:21:45,871 --> 00:21:46,938
attended daycare

576
00:21:46,938 --> 00:21:47,606
there

577
00:21:47,606 --> 00:21:48,607
and her mother

578
00:21:48,607 --> 00:21:50,509
knew of its services.

579
00:21:50,509 --> 00:21:51,677
But Lesley wasn't

580
00:21:51,677 --> 00:21:52,911
aware of El Centro's

581
00:21:52,911 --> 00:21:53,812
youth programs

582
00:21:53,812 --> 00:21:54,880
until its staff

583
00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:56,214
came to her high school.

584
00:21:56,214 --> 00:21:57,349
- I went into the room

585
00:21:57,349 --> 00:21:58,083
they were in,

586
00:21:58,083 --> 00:21:58,917
I was a little shy,

587
00:21:58,917 --> 00:21:59,284
and I was a

588
00:21:59,284 --> 00:22:00,018
little intimidated

589
00:22:00,018 --> 00:22:00,452
because I didn't know

590
00:22:00,452 --> 00:22:01,219
anyone.

591
00:22:01,219 --> 00:22:01,720
They told me

592
00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:02,654
about the summer program

593
00:22:02,654 --> 00:22:04,256
they had last year,

594
00:22:04,256 --> 00:22:05,624
and since it was here,

595
00:22:05,624 --> 00:22:06,725
I was able to come in.

596
00:22:06,725 --> 00:22:08,427
It's not a far walk.

597
00:22:08,427 --> 00:22:09,528
I really got involved

598
00:22:09,528 --> 00:22:10,295
with El Centro.

599
00:22:10,295 --> 00:22:11,196
I was able to be

600
00:22:11,196 --> 00:22:12,798
an intern for Anica,

601
00:22:12,798 --> 00:22:13,932
and it really cought

602
00:22:13,932 --> 00:22:14,466
my attention

603
00:22:14,466 --> 00:22:15,801
because I feel like,

604
00:22:15,801 --> 00:22:17,602
helping her

605
00:22:17,602 --> 00:22:18,503
kind of helped

606
00:22:18,503 --> 00:22:19,071
me, like,

607
00:22:19,071 --> 00:22:20,572
gain more skills.

608
00:22:20,572 --> 00:22:23,108
- Lesley started with us

609
00:22:23,108 --> 00:22:23,342
in our

610
00:22:23,342 --> 00:22:24,376
development department

611
00:22:24,376 --> 00:22:24,976
at El Centro

612
00:22:24,976 --> 00:22:27,579
de La Raza in 2024.

613
00:22:27,579 --> 00:22:28,814
So she was a

614
00:22:28,814 --> 00:22:30,248
part of our youth job

615
00:22:30,248 --> 00:22:31,550
readiness program.

616
00:22:31,550 --> 00:22:31,883
You know,

617
00:22:31,883 --> 00:22:32,551
I have to say,

618
00:22:32,551 --> 00:22:33,919
when she first started,

619
00:22:33,919 --> 00:22:34,786
she was a little bit

620
00:22:34,786 --> 00:22:37,789
shy and quiet and,

621
00:22:38,090 --> 00:22:39,257
she still maintains

622
00:22:39,257 --> 00:22:40,092
her introvertedness,

623
00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:41,493
ness, but with strength.

624
00:22:42,661 --> 00:22:43,462
- Lesley is

625
00:22:43,462 --> 00:22:44,096
one of more

626
00:22:44,096 --> 00:22:45,664
than 200 high school

627
00:22:45,664 --> 00:22:47,299
students participating

628
00:22:47,299 --> 00:22:48,166
in El Centro's

629
00:22:48,166 --> 00:22:50,469
youth services programs.

630
00:22:50,469 --> 00:22:51,436
- Let's go Croc’s!

631
00:22:51,436 --> 00:22:52,337
- Chris Espinosa

632
00:22:52,337 --> 00:22:54,272
Alvarez is the Youth J.O.B.S.

633
00:22:54,272 --> 00:22:55,307
Readiness Program

634
00:22:55,307 --> 00:22:56,108
Coordinator.

635
00:22:56,108 --> 00:22:56,608
- You got it!

636
00:22:56,608 --> 00:22:57,642
You got it!

637
00:22:59,244 --> 00:23:00,545
My program collaborates

638
00:23:00,545 --> 00:23:00,912
with three

639
00:23:00,912 --> 00:23:02,414
other programs: Pa’Lante, 

640
00:23:02,414 --> 00:23:03,048
ELEVAR

641
00:23:03,048 --> 00:23:04,483
and College GANAS.

642
00:23:04,483 --> 00:23:05,016
And essentially

643
00:23:05,016 --> 00:23:05,717
what we try to do

644
00:23:05,717 --> 00:23:07,018
is to provide students

645
00:23:07,018 --> 00:23:07,953
with a

646
00:23:07,953 --> 00:23:09,287
well-rounded

647
00:23:09,287 --> 00:23:10,655
kind of support system

648
00:23:10,655 --> 00:23:12,257
and information system.

649
00:23:12,257 --> 00:23:13,258
Así que aquí es donde 

650
00:23:13,258 --> 00:23:14,893
empieza el podcast.

651
00:23:14,893 --> 00:23:16,528
En el pagina cinco.

652
00:23:16,528 --> 00:23:17,462
- The focus here

653
00:23:17,462 --> 00:23:18,063
is to help

654
00:23:18,063 --> 00:23:19,064
prepare the youth

655
00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:19,698
for life

656
00:23:19,698 --> 00:23:21,066
after high school,

657
00:23:21,066 --> 00:23:22,334
whether it's college,

658
00:23:22,334 --> 00:23:23,368
technical training

659
00:23:23,368 --> 00:23:24,403
or the workforce.

660
00:23:24,403 --> 00:23:25,837
- Your responsibilities.

661
00:23:25,837 --> 00:23:26,338
I would go to

662
00:23:26,338 --> 00:23:26,972
your next slide.

663
00:23:26,972 --> 00:23:27,439
Are you ready

664
00:23:27,439 --> 00:23:28,607
to present?

665
00:23:28,607 --> 00:23:29,708
-It can be a wake up call.

666
00:23:31,977 --> 00:23:33,078
-Okay?
-Okay.

667
00:23:33,078 --> 00:23:33,979
We practice,

668
00:23:33,979 --> 00:23:35,213
interviews,

669
00:23:35,213 --> 00:23:36,481
we work on resumes.

670
00:23:36,481 --> 00:23:37,349
We kind of

671
00:23:37,349 --> 00:23:37,916
try to provide

672
00:23:37,916 --> 00:23:38,817
as much support

673
00:23:38,817 --> 00:23:40,352
in the career section

674
00:23:40,352 --> 00:23:41,286
as we can.

675
00:23:41,286 --> 00:23:42,053
It's interesting

676
00:23:42,053 --> 00:23:43,355
how many students think

677
00:23:43,355 --> 00:23:44,356
that getting a job

678
00:23:44,356 --> 00:23:45,223
is really easy,

679
00:23:45,223 --> 00:23:45,857
and they don't

680
00:23:45,857 --> 00:23:46,758
necessarily know

681
00:23:46,758 --> 00:23:48,059
that a lot of positions

682
00:23:48,059 --> 00:23:49,094
require resumes

683
00:23:49,094 --> 00:23:49,928
and cover letters,

684
00:23:49,928 --> 00:23:50,495
and that they have

685
00:23:50,495 --> 00:23:51,229
to be tailored

686
00:23:51,229 --> 00:23:52,264
to exactly

687
00:23:52,264 --> 00:23:53,632
what you're applying to,

688
00:23:53,632 --> 00:23:54,433
and it doesn't

689
00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:55,634
necessarily transfer

690
00:23:55,634 --> 00:23:56,568
to other positions

691
00:23:56,568 --> 00:23:56,868
you might be

692
00:23:56,868 --> 00:23:57,436
applying to.

693
00:23:58,403 --> 00:23:59,438
-Looking back,

694
00:23:59,438 --> 00:24:00,672
Lesley Mendoza

695
00:24:00,672 --> 00:24:02,507
Osorio feels fortunate

696
00:24:02,507 --> 00:24:03,708
to have overcome

697
00:24:03,708 --> 00:24:04,509
her shyness.

698
00:24:04,509 --> 00:24:05,911
Today, El Centro staff

699
00:24:05,911 --> 00:24:07,512
visited her high school.

700
00:24:07,512 --> 00:24:08,447
Had she not,

701
00:24:08,447 --> 00:24:09,181
she would have missed

702
00:24:09,181 --> 00:24:10,081
the opportunity

703
00:24:10,081 --> 00:24:10,982
to grow,

704
00:24:10,982 --> 00:24:12,284
become empowered

705
00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:13,084
and pursue

706
00:24:13,084 --> 00:24:14,519
her entrepreneurial

707
00:24:14,519 --> 00:24:16,087
spirit with the business

708
00:24:16,087 --> 00:24:17,122
she created:

709
00:24:17,122 --> 00:24:19,624
Bouquets by Mendoza.

710
00:24:19,624 --> 00:24:21,059
-I make flower bouquets.

711
00:24:21,059 --> 00:24:22,027
I work

712
00:24:22,027 --> 00:24:23,161
with the turn flowers,

713
00:24:23,161 --> 00:24:24,496
so I make the flowers

714
00:24:24,496 --> 00:24:25,263
on my own

715
00:24:25,263 --> 00:24:26,097
all the petals.

716
00:24:26,097 --> 00:24:27,699
I put it together.

717
00:24:27,699 --> 00:24:28,467
I recently started

718
00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:28,934
working with

719
00:24:28,934 --> 00:24:29,868
natural roses,

720
00:24:29,868 --> 00:24:31,102
which has also helped me

721
00:24:31,102 --> 00:24:32,037
grow a lot,

722
00:24:32,037 --> 00:24:32,471
because a

723
00:24:32,471 --> 00:24:33,238
lot of people do

724
00:24:33,238 --> 00:24:33,939
tend to like

725
00:24:33,939 --> 00:24:35,106
natural roses a lot.

726
00:24:35,106 --> 00:24:35,707
-We actually have

727
00:24:35,707 --> 00:24:36,708
a couple of students

728
00:24:36,708 --> 00:24:37,509
who are kind of

729
00:24:37,509 --> 00:24:39,211
starting businesses

730
00:24:39,211 --> 00:24:40,278
or they're

731
00:24:40,278 --> 00:24:41,012
they're thinking

732
00:24:41,012 --> 00:24:41,446
about it,

733
00:24:41,446 --> 00:24:41,847
and she's

734
00:24:41,847 --> 00:24:42,848
such an inspiration

735
00:24:42,848 --> 00:24:43,215
to them,

736
00:24:43,215 --> 00:24:43,548
and she's

737
00:24:43,548 --> 00:24:44,683
such a great resource

738
00:24:44,683 --> 00:24:45,617
for them

739
00:24:45,617 --> 00:24:46,384
to see

740
00:24:46,384 --> 00:24:47,385
how she's done it.

741
00:24:47,385 --> 00:24:48,587
-She definitely found,

742
00:24:48,587 --> 00:24:50,889
I think, her voice and,

743
00:24:50,889 --> 00:24:51,523
I know that

744
00:24:51,523 --> 00:24:52,457
she's definitely

745
00:24:52,457 --> 00:24:54,359
excelled in

746
00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:55,527
her academics,

747
00:24:55,527 --> 00:24:56,061
and she's

748
00:24:56,061 --> 00:24:56,561
going to be going

749
00:24:56,561 --> 00:24:57,095
to a really

750
00:24:57,095 --> 00:24:58,430
prestigious school

751
00:24:58,430 --> 00:25:00,799
for her, college years.

752
00:25:00,799 --> 00:25:01,600
And I'm just

753
00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:02,467
I'm just so proud of

754
00:25:02,467 --> 00:25:02,934
everything that

755
00:25:02,934 --> 00:25:03,535
she's done.

756
00:25:04,569 --> 00:25:06,404
-Anica once told me,

757
00:25:06,404 --> 00:25:07,038
closed mouths

758
00:25:07,038 --> 00:25:09,708
don't get fed. 
(laughter)

759
00:25:09,708 --> 00:25:10,842
And thanks to her,

760
00:25:10,842 --> 00:25:11,510
I'm always, like,

761
00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:12,444
trying to

762
00:25:12,444 --> 00:25:13,445
find something new

763
00:25:13,445 --> 00:25:14,813
to join or something.

764
00:25:14,813 --> 00:25:15,113
And, like,

765
00:25:15,113 --> 00:25:15,814
I feel like I'm going

766
00:25:15,814 --> 00:25:17,249
to go to

767
00:25:17,249 --> 00:25:18,316
the next four years.

768
00:25:18,316 --> 00:25:19,451
Like having that,

769
00:25:19,451 --> 00:25:19,885
like I need

770
00:25:19,885 --> 00:25:20,485
to get myself

771
00:25:20,485 --> 00:25:21,253
involved and like,

772
00:25:21,253 --> 00:25:21,887
if I don't ask,

773
00:25:21,887 --> 00:25:22,254
I was going

774
00:25:22,254 --> 00:25:22,687
to tell me

775
00:25:22,687 --> 00:25:23,989
about a program

776
00:25:23,989 --> 00:25:25,490
and that's like, yeah,

777
00:25:25,490 --> 00:25:27,659
I carry that with me.
(laughter)

778
00:25:27,659 --> 00:25:29,528
Y una última cosa que quiero decir 

779
00:25:29,528 --> 00:25:31,496
mil gracias al Centro de La Raza.

780
00:25:31,496 --> 00:25:33,632
[♪♪]

781
00:25:34,232 --> 00:25:36,668
-The job readiness program
runs year round,

782
00:25:36,668 --> 00:25:40,105
but you must be a current
Seattle high school student.

783
00:25:40,372 --> 00:25:42,040
If you'd like more
information,

784
00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:43,241
go to the El Centro

785
00:25:43,241 --> 00:25:44,543
website at 

786
00:25:46,678 --> 00:25:50,916
And look under the drop down Get Help
tab for youth services.

787
00:25:50,949 --> 00:25:51,850
We'll be right back.

788
00:25:52,517 --> 00:25:55,754
♪♪

789
00:25:56,988 --> 00:25:59,157
-Art Zone with
Nancy Guppy on the Seattle

790
00:25:59,157 --> 00:26:02,160
Channel or streaming
any time online.

791
00:26:03,695 --> 00:26:05,931
(♪♪)

792
00:26:05,931 --> 00:26:09,801
- I wanted to bake food from my culture,

793
00:26:10,869 --> 00:26:15,574
and so I wanted to share that with people.

794
00:26:16,608 --> 00:26:18,877
I’m Mayra Sibrian and I run Pan de La Selva.

795
00:26:18,877 --> 00:26:21,446
(♪♪)

796
00:26:21,446 --> 00:26:23,348
By using local ingredients,

797
00:26:23,348 --> 00:26:27,118
it ties us to the ancestral way of using
what the land has to offer.

798
00:26:27,118 --> 00:26:31,122
So Pan de La Selva,
because “pan”, you know, being pan dulce,

799
00:26:31,389 --> 00:26:35,794
and “selva”, meaning jungle
because of my family being where

800
00:26:35,794 --> 00:26:39,497
they're from, Mexico and Central America,
that is the landscape there.

801
00:26:39,497 --> 00:26:40,999
Selva.

802
00:26:40,999 --> 00:26:45,670
I like to be very playful
and appealing with the presentation

803
00:26:45,670 --> 00:26:50,642
and the flavors and the colors just to,
you know, feed the creative soul.

804
00:26:50,642 --> 00:26:52,177
I feel.  (Laughs)

805
00:26:53,078 --> 00:26:54,813
So right now, it’s just Sam and I.

806
00:26:54,813 --> 00:27:00,685
And so we start as early as like 3:30
in the morning or four, and we basically

807
00:27:00,685 --> 00:27:04,889
just hit the ground running
because I want to bake everything fresh.

808
00:27:05,957 --> 00:27:07,926
After that, we package things up 

809
00:27:07,926 --> 00:27:09,894
and then I come
over here at the store front,

810
00:27:09,995 --> 00:27:13,331
and then I have Dia here
who helps me unload

811
00:27:13,331 --> 00:27:16,401
and then ends at the end
like a 12 hour day for me.

812
00:27:16,401 --> 00:27:17,135
(♪♪)

813
00:27:17,135 --> 00:27:20,972
My work ethic
I get from my dad and like my drive

814
00:27:20,972 --> 00:27:23,975
and a lot of who
I am, is because of my parents.

815
00:27:23,975 --> 00:27:25,076
Have you have that one?

816
00:27:25,076 --> 00:27:27,545
When I started culinary school,

817
00:27:27,545 --> 00:27:32,250
my dad was telling me, I want you to have
your own, like, restaurant.

818
00:27:32,517 --> 00:27:36,788
And because I was young
and kind of rebellious, like.

819
00:27:37,122 --> 00:27:39,891
And so it's like,
no, dad, but joke's on me,

820
00:27:39,891 --> 00:27:43,094
because here I am opening up a store.

821
00:27:44,129 --> 00:27:47,132
And my dad is very happy. (Laughs)

822
00:27:47,165 --> 00:27:48,333
(In Spanish) Somos 

823
00:27:48,333 --> 00:27:49,267
- Gracisas!

824
00:27:49,267 --> 00:27:53,338
- Seattle Restored is a program
that takes empty spaces mainly

825
00:27:53,338 --> 00:27:58,777
in like Downtown and Pioneer Square, and
they fill it with entrepreneurs and so 

826
00:27:58,810 --> 00:28:02,547
you get the lease
and then you get two weeks to move in.

827
00:28:02,614 --> 00:28:07,852
So the process has just been like waiting
and then go, go go go go.

828
00:28:07,886 --> 00:28:10,288
Okay. Then
wait to make sure things get approved.

829
00:28:10,288 --> 00:28:11,589
Okay then go go go go go.

830
00:28:11,589 --> 00:28:14,392
And then now we're open. So.... (Laughs)

831
00:28:15,927 --> 00:28:16,828
Okay, here you go.

832
00:28:16,828 --> 00:28:19,898
It's like, dang,
that really all happened in two weeks!

833
00:28:19,898 --> 00:28:22,934
(♪♪)

834
00:28:22,934 --> 00:28:27,005
♪♪

835
00:28:28,339 --> 00:28:30,608
-That's all for this episode
of CityStream.

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If you'd like to learn more

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about Nepantla

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Cultural Arts Gallery,

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including exhibits
and workshops,

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you can go to their website at

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And if you'd like to watch

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more of our award
winning programing,

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go to  

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and search
for feature shows I guess.

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I’m Enrique Cerna.

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Thanks for joining us.

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♪♪

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♪♪