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Testimonios: Dr. Angel Ramón Pineda Fortín
The Grandmothers (Abuelitas) My personal mathematical story begins with two women who changed our family history. They supported their children to be educated in ways that no one in their family had been before. My maternal grandmother (abuelita Amada) was a single mom who raised two daughters (my aunt Gloria and my mother, Guadalupe). Abuelita…
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Testimonios: Dr. José A. Perea
My Life through Mathematics The opportunity to write this chapter has been a breath of fresh air amid very tumultuous times. It is my sincere hope that when we look back to the year 2020, it will be as a watershed moment where a large majority agreed that racial injustice, xenophobic sentiments and less than…
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Testimonios: Dr. Omayra Ortega
Why Math I have always been drawn to beauty and order, two concepts central to mathematics. I grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York—a wonderful land on the south shore of Long Island (right near the beach). The ocean has always been a tranquil escape for me, and I’ve always felt a connection to…
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Testimonios: Dr. Cynthia Oropesa Anhalt
A Story of Latinx Something I heard as a child from relatives was the story that God first “baked a batch of people,” and the oven was not hot enough, so the people came out “underbaked” with light skin, so God compensated in the second batch by turning the oven temperature too high and burned…
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Use the mic.
Use the mic at the conference. [1] And if you’re the emcee or organizer, it’s your job to make sure that the mic works and that folks use it. I think that’s all you need to know, but here are some details if you’re interested. Don’t just assert that everyone can hear. This is false.…
Inclusion/Exclusion 