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Born and raised in East LA, always going to the beach, living 12 miles away from Hollywood and watched the construction of freeways growing up.

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Our parents raised my siblings and in LA. I grew up with 2 brothers and a sister while I was the oldest. We always did our own thing as kids, always outside with our friends.

I am married to my husband Epi and we have 2 daughters Beverly and Arleen.

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We played a lot of hide and seek and I would watch my brothers play sports and other family play music.

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I went to Garfield High School where at the time students where the movie Stand and Deliver was based on and where students were not allowed to speak Spanish at school or else you would be in trouble.

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What were your favorite classes in school?

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What were your favorite classes in school?

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I would say I enjoyed reading and writing, I read so much as a child and checked out so many books at the school libraries.

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What were your least favorite classes in school?

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What were your least favorite classes in school?

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I would say math because I grew up with learning disabilities that made it more difficult for me to understand.

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What was your college experience like at UCLA?

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What was your college experience like at UCLA?

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I went to college in the 70s where there was not many minorities in my classes and I got through college without any support system.

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Started off as a child development major then changed to English literature and went to library school for grad school.

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How long have you been working at the library? 

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How long have you been working at the library? 

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54 years, started off as a page and all of my jobs have been library related since.

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I review various children's books but I've also wrote a reader called "Splat!" and co-authored "Read to Me" with Judi Moreillion.

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What are some words of wisdom you want to share?

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What are some words of wisdom you want to share?

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Always work on developing your vocabulary and take public speaking courses to help you gain confidence around others and to make more connections.

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What is some advice you would give to a person? 

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What is some advice you would give to a person? 

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Don't let a person tell you what you can and cannot do.

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I would try to be less aggressive and have more diplomacy.

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I enjoy reading, writing, and baking.

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What are your thoughts on how cultured/ society has changed?

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What are your thoughts on how cultured/ society has changed?

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I do not understand how Chicanos who are neurotypical don't want to further their knowledge by not going to college when they are capable to do so. I believe that we as Chicanos should push ourselves further to achieve more.

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What was a big news story that impacted your life? 

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What was a big news story that impacted your life? 

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The Chicano movement in East LA where I lived at went to school.