Thank you, gracias, tlazocamati for being here.
I am an organic [food certified] intellectual, Chicana scholar, bilingual educator, artist, and community organizer.*
* Equally important, I am a daughter, sister, tía, friend, dog mama, and frijolera.
[Cue: “Gracias a la Vida” by Mercedes Sosa (1971) and “Sprout That Life” by DJ Cavem Motivation (2019)]