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Cristina Alfaro: Bilingual Education is a Key
For more than 30 years, Cristina Alfaro has dedicated her work to multilingual education and promoting diversity....
Jacqueline Arellano: Dedicated to Helping Immigrants
Jacqueline Arellano, water drop director for the nonprofit organization Border Angels, sees the topic of immigration as one that is very close to home....
Elizabeth Lopez: Helping Asylum Seekers to Flourish
Immigration attorney Elizabeth Lopez, who specializes in representing asylum seekers from Africa, is embarking on a new project to help an often overlooked group of asylum seekers – survivors of female genital mutilation....
Dina Yorba: A Passion for Serving the Public
By Andrea Lopez-Villafaña
Throughout a career of almost 30 years with the Sweetwater Authority, Dina Yorba has worked her way up the agency, something, which she attributes to the mentors who encourag...
Dina Yorba: Una Pasión por Servir al Público
A lo largo de una carrera de casi 30 años con la Sweetwater Authority, Dina Yorba ha avanzado en la agencia, algo que atribuye a los mentores que la animaron....
Dwaine Smith: Bridging the Reading Gap
“What are you reading?” is a question avid reader Dwaine Smith hears often and it is also the meaning behind Wayreading, a project he is spearheading in San Diego....
Dwaine Smith: Uniendo la Brecha de Lectura
Dwaine Smith es la persona encargada de las tres mini bibliotecas que recientemente aparecieron en la comunidad de Barrio Logan....
Mary Ann Ramirez: Seizing Opportunities
Mary Ann Rodriguez, who has been with the San Diego Superior Court for 20 years and a supervisor for 12 years, is no stranger to hard work. She currently supervises the interpreters at the central court in downtown, the traffic court in Kearny Mesa and the juvenile court....
Irma Patricia Aguayo: A Journey of Creation
By Mario A. Cortez – As someone who sought art that looked like her and her surroundings, Chicana artist Irma Patricia Aguayo has been on her own path of creation since she was 14 years old, with her earliest work taking the form of the people around her....
Francisco Carbajal: Giving Youth a Voice
(Photo Courtesy of Francisco Carbajal)
By Andrea Lopez-Villafaña
Francisco Carbajal provides San Diego’s troubled youth an alternative to entering the criminal justice system through a restorative jus...
Armando Ramirez: Police Officer of the Year
Detective Armando Ramirez was named police officer of the year for his work as a detective for the San Diego Harbor Police Department. (Andrea Lopez-Villafana/La Prensa San Diego)
By Andrea Lopez-Vill...
DA Summer Stephan Opens Up About Her Career
This story was updated Thursday, April 19, at 2:22 p.m.
By Andrea Lopez-Villafaña
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan shares her story with La Prensa San Diego. (Photo courtesy of the Sa...