Featured Speakers
Lisa Ramirez, EdD – A migrant child farm laborer, she was kicked out of high school for punching the principal. Dr. Ramirez earned her doctorate in education and served as a leader at U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC.
Esteban G. Burchard, MD, MPH – Raised by a single mom in a tough barrio of San Francisco; studied at Stanford and Harvard – a highly-acclaimed research scientist; has authored hundreds of scientific papers published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Katherine Flores, MD – Grew up in a tent with a dirt floor, a migrant child farmworker; attended Stanford and UC Davis Medical School. An associate Clinical Professor in Family Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine; Director of the UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research (LaCMER).
Enrique Diaz – came to the U.S. undocumented age 2, by age 6 he was a full time migrant child farm worker. Enrique earned his computer engineering degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he was recruited and hired as a Research and Development Scientist for Apple.
Anna M. Caballero – Born into a copper mining family; earned her law degree at UCLA; elected to the California State Assembly; and now a California State Senator.
Fernando S. Mendoza, MD, MPH – Son of an immigrant farmworker; studied at Stanford, and Harvard – Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Dean of Diversity at Stanford School of Medicine.
Blanca E. Rubio – as an undocumented child she was twice deported; today she is a U.S. citizen and elected leader in the California State Assembly.
Tony Cárdenas – Grew up in a large family living in a rough LA barrio; his immigrant parents finished only first grade; Tony and his siblings all earned advanced degrees; Tony is now an elected leader serving in the U.S. Congress.
Ramon Resa, MD – Abandoned age 2, grew up a migrant child farmworker; studied at UCSC and UCI Medical School; became a pediatrician, author and speaker.
Raul Ruiz, MD, MPH, MPP – grew up a migrant child farm worker; attended UCLA, then Harvard and became an ER doctor. He is now an elected leader in the U.S. Congress.
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