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But when you think of d. C. , you mostly think of dead white guys, am i right . Like washington, jefferson, lincoln. Well, guess what. Latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latintinged music] in fact, Latinx Heroes Have fought in every war for the United States for centuries. This goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. American forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by A Young Venezuelan commander named fran...

of dead white guys, am i right? like washington, jefferson, lincoln. well, guess what. latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latin-tinged music] in fact, latinx heroes have fought in every war for the united states for centuries. this goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. american forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by a young venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. and then during the...

like washington, jefferson, lincoln. well, guess what. latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latin-tinged music] in fact, latinx heroes have fought in every war for the united states for centuries. this goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. american forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by a young venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. and then during the civil war, more than 20,000 his...

but when you think of d.c., you mostly think of dead white guys, am i right? like washington, jefferson, lincoln. well, guess what. latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latin-tinged music] in fact, latinx heroes have fought in every war for the united states for centuries. this goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. american forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by a young venezuelan commander na...

More than 20,000 hispanics served. Almost half of them were mexicanamerican, and that was only 13 years after the mexicanamerican war. Now wheres the monument for that . Huh . Huh . Huh . Now, today, nearly 20 of the u. S. Population is latin, and our numbers are growing. Our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2 of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do have some prominent figures, like alexandria ocas...

“Paso is a tremendous community,” owner Matthew Carfagnini said. “We are so excited to be here.”

[light music] - when dianes parents returned to colombia, she stayed with friends and finished high school, but she traveled to see her family whenever she could. - so when i set out to tell our story, it was that. it was to sort of, like, trump whatever perception they had of my community, because i knew how beautiful my community was and is. and so being here, it has such history, to see all of these latin-owned businesses, like, express, and, like, a lot of first-generation, right? - right. -...

And you cant do that on an empty stomach, so first im hitting up la cosecha, a space filled with hispanic-owned businesses and restaurants bringing latinx heritage to downtown d.c., but eating alone is no fun, so im bringing superstar diane guerrero, who youve probably seen on "orange is the new black," "doom patrol," or "encanto" where she plays isabela. - thank you. - oh, its nothing. [sighs] - oh, and maybe you recognize this guys voice too. - i used to say my real gift was "acting." [chuckle...

So first im hitting up la cosecha, a space filled with hispanic-owned businesses and restaurants bringing latinx heritage to downtown d.ng alone is , so im bringing superstar diane guerrero, who youve probably seen on "orange is the new black," "doom patrol," or "encanto" where she plays isabela. - thank you. - oh, its nothing. [sighs] - oh, and maybe you recognize this guys voice too. - i used to say my real gift was "acting." [chuckles] - anyway, im really excited that diane can meet up with m...

- when dianes parents returned to colombia, she stayed with friends and finished high school, but she traveled to see her family whenever she could. - so when i set out to tell our story, it was that. it was to sort of, like, trump whatever perception they had of my community, because i knew how beautiful my community was and is. and so being here, it has such history, to see all of these latin-owned businesses, like, express, and, like, a lot of first-generation, right? - right. - seeing them e...