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About Itzel Castro

Itzel Castro is a writer from the Salinas Valley. Her work focuses on the farmworker community in the 'Salad Bowl of the World'. She is finally home.

May 28, 2021

Mexican Doctors Arrive in the Salinas Valley Lending a helping hand with COVID-19 vaccinations

April 30, 2021

Climbing the cannabis ladder Latina moves up in a white man’s world

March 5, 2021

A Shot in the Arm Essential workers in the ‘Salad Bowl of the World’ are now being vaccinated

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