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Knowledge is Power!
“Cortina was one of several speakers at Latinas Day, part of the Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) Week at University of Texas-Pan American.
The week-long program is organized by UTPA and the office of U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa, D-Mercedes, and is designed to interest Hispanic youth in science- and math-related careers.
At Latinas Day on Wednesday, ninth-grade girls from all over the Rio Grande Valley, together with their mothers or other relatives, heard from fellow Latinas who overcame income and language obstacles to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees.
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