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but everybody just calls it "the bean." but you know what chicago is not known for? latinos. cause when you think mexican, you think what? texas or cali? and puerto ricans, you think new york city immediately. but nope, theyre right here in chi town. thats right, chicago has the second-largest mexican population of any u.s. city and a very, very large, thriving puerto rican community. latinos have been here longer than wrigley field, and theyve brought their amazing culture with them. ...

ok, i know its really called "cloud gate," but everybody just calls it "the bean." but you know what chicago is not known for? latinos. cause when you think mexican, you think what? texas or cali? and puerto ricans, you think new york city immediately. but nope, theyre right here in chi town. thats right, chicago has the second-largest mexican population of any u.s. city and a very, very large, thriving puerto rican community. latinos have been here longer than wrigley field, and theyv...

but you know what chicago is not known for? latinos. cause when you think mexican, you think what? texas or cali? and puerto ricans, you think new york city immediately. but nope, theyre right here in chi town. thats right, chicago has the second-largest mexican population of any u.s. city and a very, very large, thriving puerto rican community. latinos have been here longer than wrigley field, and theyve brought their amazing culture with them. im talking food from michoacán and sals...

Waves of latinos came to americas heartland and they worked in its factories, farms, and Service Industries and they turned chicagoland into chicagolandia. So im here to find out what kind of impact decades of latinx influence have had on the windy city. And im gonna have some amazing food, because you know that happens a lot on this show. Its right here in my contract. Feed john. [tracks clacking] [upbeat horndriven music] [trills] [upbeat music] im here on chicagos west side in la villita, or ...

We were fighting invisibility. - mm-hmm. - we knew we were here. we knew there were many of us, but no one could see us. as seeds begin to grow, they begin to get stronger, they begin to be seen, and they begin to find their voice and assume their role in society. its called flourishing. we are a flourishing community... - yes, sir. - here in chicago. - thats awesome, man. youre a beautiful man. - thank you, my man. ♪ with a majority of my patience with sensitivity, i see irritated gums and we...

We were fighting invisibility. - mm-hmm. - we knew we were here. we knew there were many of us, but no one could see us. as seeds begin to grow, they begin to get stronger, they begin to be seen, and they begin to find their voice and assume their role in society. its called flourishing. we are a flourishing community... - yes, sir. - here in chicago. - thats awesome, man. youre a beautiful man. - thank you, my man. ♪ im your overly competitive brother. check. psych! and im about to steal this...

Because we know that those are tools to improve the quality of life. we just elected the first central american congressperson from illinois... - oh, wow. - in delia ramirez. in the next decade, i predict there will be a latina or latino mayor and there will be a latinx governor. - that would be big, because chicago is known for its machine politics. throughout the 1900s, the same politicians kept getting elected year after year, and because their policies promoted discriminatory hiring and resi...