Her role in the campaign:
"It's not always easy to describe it. Really, the job is to make sure the maximum number of Latinos turn out and vote. But that's in the simplest form. The actual job is to work with other departments to be sure that we are doing everything to reach Latinos."
Her story:
"I became a US citizen in December of last year. The New York primary was the first time I ever voted in the United States. I am a DREAMer. I was undocumented for 14 years and became really plugged to the social justice world through the DREAMer movement."
"I have an above-the-knee amputation. I was in a car accident when I was 2 1/2, and my right leg was amputated. My father fought a lot for me to be able to go to Shriners Hospitals for Children in Tampa, FL. That was the practical aspect of why we moved here. I think they believed that living in the US would make a difference for a person that had lost a leg. They wanted a place for me where I could be anything and do anything. They saw the US as a place with infinite possibility and opportunity."
What working with a large group of Latinos on the campaign means to her:
"I think it's who Hillary Clinton is. This campaign is a reflection of her vision for this country, and she, I think, comes from the belief that you have to have an inclusive community and staff. That Latinos shouldn't just be doing Latino jobs. I mean, I am the Latino Vote Director, but there are people in digital that have nothing to do with our community and are Latino. This is what it should look like. We should always be striving to have more diversity — to have more people of color in campaigns and government. And that's precisely why it's so exciting to work for a candidate that believes that."
How she stays connected to her Peruvian roots on long campaign days:
"I go back to a picture of my mother and her father when they were able to reunite before he passed away earlier this year. My grandfather was in the intensive care unit, and we were able to go [to Peru]. It was [my mom's] first time back in almost 16 years. It was a touching moment for me. It reminds me of the fact that there are so many families that do not have that privilege and that opportunity, and it grounds me in what we are doing every day. I think Hillary Clinton is fighting to make sure that families across our country have an opportunity to [stay together]. Our parents gave so much and have sacrificed so much, and for so many of them the dream is to see us succeed in the US, but to also to have the family together."
