A valuable resource: Maria Matos a pioneer of activism for Latino community – Manatee County, Florida
Tagged: family, Florida, latina, populationPosted on: July 24th, 2007“Friends and colleagues regard her as one of the pioneers of activism within the Manatee County Latino community.
“Without a doubt, she was probably one of the first Hispanics in the school system supporting the Hispanic community,” said Esperanza Gamboa, director of Manatee Technical Institutes Farmworker Education Program. “She has a beautiful personality.”
Two decades ago, Matos moved here from Puerto Rico with her family. In those years, she has become a mainstay for the Latino population, a “grandmother” to the community, she joke”
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