What the War on Sotomayor Means to a Young Latina Lawyer

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Friday May 29, 2009 · 4:32 PM PDT

2009/05/29 · 16:32

I am 26 years old, and have been a member of the bar for just a matter of months. I always knew Latinas were a scarcity in the legal profession, but I guess I had always kept myself in “safe places” like joining the Latino Law Students Association in law school and working in public interest for summer internships where you’ll find the few of us there are working for tragically low salaries fighting to give more people like us opportunities like we had. Once I made the necessary choice to start my career in the private sector (because $35,000 doesn’t get you very far when you’re nearly $200,000 in debt from law school) I faced the reality that we are really one in one hundred of the profession.

LaAbogada

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Saturday December 13, 2008 · 7:45 PM PST

2008/12/13 · 19:45

We weren't a battleground state, but we're a state of warriors ready for battle...scratch that, a state of community organizers ready to organize. I didn't take a head count but I would be reasonable/fair in saying 400 people showed up on a rainy Saturday morning in Downtown Los Angeles to brainstorm how to keep the movement moving. Needless to say, Californians are ready to continue working towards change.

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Will you continue to organize in your community now that the election is over?

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Will you continue to organize in your community now that the election is over?

Yes

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Maybe

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VOTE FOR CHANGE - LOS ANGELES (with pictures)

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Saturday May 10, 2008 · 1:47 PM PDT

2008/05/10 · 13:47

Hey Guys,

Thought I'd share some photos from the Vote for Change - Los Angeles event this morning. As usual, it was an inspired Obama event, with great celeb speakers, but most importantly hundreds of volunteers that were FIRED UP & READY TO GO!

LaAbogada

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Thursday March 20, 2008 · 2:54 AM PDT

2008/03/20 · 02:54

My piece of the DailyKos "that was one of the best speeches ever" pie :)....

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When my work is done in getting a Democrat in the White House, I promise to work to get the Dream Act passed

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When my work is done in getting a Democrat in the White House, I promise to work to get the Dream Act passed

Yes, I will

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A Brown Woman's Open Letter to Geraldine Ferraro & the Clinton Campaign

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Wednesday March 12, 2008 · 2:55 PM PDT

2008/03/12 · 14:55

Obviously I do not speak on behalf of people of color; this is solely my individual response. This is a letter to stand in unity with the eloquent letter from Tchrldy today.

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What the War on Sotomayor Means to a Young Latina Lawyer

Yes We Can Continue. 400 in Los Angeles. (with pictures)

VOTE FOR CHANGE - LOS ANGELES (with pictures)

Another component of the race dialogue, a forgotten 360,000

A Brown Woman's Open Letter to Geraldine Ferraro & the Clinton Campaign