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Description of the Book:
‘Dream Big, Morena’ is a poetry collection written through a journey of healing, resilience, love and all the struggles in between. Words from the author to herself and those around her serving as a reminder to stand in your power in a world that wishes you’d stay quiet and complacent.
Dream Big, Morena
SKU: 9789360942960
₹300.00Price
Author's Name: Angelina Rodriguez
About the Author: Born and raised in San Jose, California, Angelina Rodriguez started her non-profit, Concrete Rose Coalition, in August 2019. This stemmed from her passion of community work with system involved and system impacted youth, with upbringings similar to her own. Domestic violence, foster care, an incarcerated father and familial drug addictions left Angelina feeling like she had few paths to walk down growing up. After the loss of a foster brother to street violence and the birth of a younger sister, she decided to move forward to make her own path, despite many statistics and risk factors. Experience in community organizing, including as a Brown Beret, paired with her personal experiences, she prides herself in trust and relationship building within her cities under-served community. Angelina is a proud Chicana with indigenous roots in Chihuahua, Mexico. She whole-heartedly feels our youth need to see individuals from their own communities and lifestyles making positive impacts. She fully believes it takes the hood to save the hood. She was the recipient of the 2022 Sharon Chapman Community Leadership Award and the was a recipient of the 2023 Unsung (S)hero Award presented by the Office of Supervisor Cindy Chavez. Angelina also was presented a commendation from Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors from Supervisor Susan Ellenberg and Supervisor Otto Lee, as well as a commendation from the U.S House of Representatives from Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. She is currently working towards becoming an attorney through her law apprenticeship. Book ISBN: 9789360942960