Hopefuls court East Boston Latinos

“Voters will have several vowels to choose from in next months Democratic primary for state representative, but one belongs to the first Hispanic candidate in the Boston neighborhood most transformed by immigration. Gloribell Mota, the daughter of Latin American immigrants, is battling the Italian-American political machinery for a seat that Italians have held for 74 years.

Since 1990, the Latino population has soared to nearly 40 percent in East Boston. Spinellis bakery in Day Square is now surrounded by the likes of Taqueria Jalisco, La Frontera restaurant, and El Sol Food Market. And in a story playing out in cities and towns across Massachusetts as immigrants transform schools, shops, and neighborhoods, Latinos in East Boston are now setting their sights on political power.”

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