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(?? Espa?ol) Street vending in New York City can offer a path to independence and a flexible way to work around the clock serving the city that never sleeps. Yet, beneath the bustling rhythm lies a stark imbalance: Thousands of vendors operate without permits, caught in a system that only grants a fraction of the necessary licenses. See how vendors and their supporters are fighting for the right to sell without penalty in this clip from a new documentary, “Food for Thought: Hispanic Roots and the Next Generation's Impact on NYC.” Then, watch the full film at https://lnkd.in/edypgXfa, and get inspirational stories of immigrants, and children of immigrants, striving to succeed in America. This is the third of five films being released by WorkingNation and Univision in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15). Other documentary films in the series, “The Hispanic Communities Powering a New American Economy” will get posted on WorkingNation.org and this playlist: https://lnkd.in/e2n_3swG. +++ La venta ambulante en la ciudad de Nueva York puede ofrecer un camino hacia la independencia y una forma flexible de trabajar las 24 horas del día al servicio de la ciudad que nunca duerme. Sin embargo, debajo del ritmo bullicioso se esconde un marcado desequilibrio: miles de proveedores operan sin permisos, atrapados en un sistema que sólo otorga una fracción de las licencias necesarias. Descubre cómo los vendedores ambulantes y sus defensores luchan por el derecho a vender sin penalizaciones en este clip del nuevo documental, 'Food for Thought: Hispanic Roots and the Next Generation's Impact on NYC'. Luego, mira la película completa en https://lnkd.in/edypgXfa y conoce historias inspiradoras de inmigrantes, y de hijos de inmigrantes, que luchan por triunfar en Estados Unidos. #WNHispanicWorkers #Hispanic #Latino #HispanicHeritageMonth #HispanicWorkers #LatinoWorkers #LatinoHeritage #LatinoEmpowerment #EconomicJustice #LaborRights #WorkerVoices #StreetVendors #StreetVendorProject #immigrants #RestaurantWorkers #HospitalityWorkers #MigrantKitchen #NewYork Maria Lizardo Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC) Daniel Dorado Alex Hernandez The Migrant Kitchen Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez Maria Angelica Castillo Luna Street Vendor Project Urban Justice Center Univision Lumina Foundation fernanda sancho Ilan Numhauser Sofía Bonavía Valentina Nu?ez San Martin Gabriela Gonzalez Alejandro Ravazzola Foton.Pictures Melissa Panzer Stephanie Tobey Mike Zunic Arthur Bilger Joan Lynch Carlos Enrique Cuscó Ari Taboada Jorge Sebastian Dietsch Elías Saez Tomás Elizondo Tim Perdoch Fabio Amador?Harry Tamini Kisha Attar Clarisa Tamini Valentina Nu?ez Ines Maymó QPV Law

(?? Espa?ol) After arriving in America from El Salvador, Alex Hernandez worked his way up in the restaurant business, learned to cook, and today he manages the retail brand for The Migrant Kitchen, built upon the cuisines of New York’s foreign cultures, as shown in this clip. Watch the new film, “Food for Thought: Hispanic Roots and the Next Generation's Impact on NYC,” at https://lnkd.in/edypgXfa, to get more on Hernandez’s journey, the story behind The Migrant Kitchen, and other inspirational New York immigrant stories. This is the third of five films being released by WorkingNation and Univision during Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15). Other documentary films in the series, “The Hispanic Communities Powering a New American Economy” will get posted weekly on WorkingNation.org and this playlist: https://lnkd.in/e2n_3swG. +++ Hace solo una década, Alex Hernández llegó desde El Salvador como un nuevo inmigrante a los Estados Unidos. Se abrió camino en la industria de restaurantes, aprendió a cocinar y hoy en día gestiona la marca minorista de The Migrant Kitchen, una cadena local basada en las cocinas de los inmigrantes de Nueva York, como se muestra en este clip. Explora la nueva película, 'Food for Thought: Hispanic Roots and the Next Generation's Impact on NYC', en https://lnkd.in/edypgXfa y conoce más sobre el viaje de Hernández, la historia de The Migrant Kitchen y otras historias de inmigrantes en Nueva York. #WNHispanicWorkers #Hispanic #Latino #HispanicHeritageMonth #HispanicWorkers #LatinoWorkers #LatinoHeritage #LatinoEmpowerment #EconomicJustice #LaborRights #WorkerVoices #StreetVendors #StreetVendorProject #immigrants #RestaurantWorkers #HospitalityWorkers #MigrantKitchen #NewYork Maria Lizardo Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC) Daniel Dorado Alex Hernandez The Migrant Kitchen Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez Maria Angelica Castillo Luna Street Vendor Project Urban Justice Center Univision Lumina Foundation fernanda sancho Ilan Numhauser Sofía Bonavía Valentina Nu?ez San Martin Gabriela Gonzalez Alejandro Ravazzola Foton.Pictures Melissa Panzer Stephanie Tobey Mike Zunic Arthur Bilger Joan Lynch Carlos Enrique Cuscó Ari Taboada Jorge Sebastian Dietsch Elías Saez Tomás Elizondo Tim Perdoch Fabio Amador?Harry Tamini Kisha Attar Clarisa Tamini Valentina Nu?ez Ines Maymó QPV Law

Why hire people with disabilities? See Joe Xavier, director at the California Department of Rehabilitation, make part of the case here, saying businesses that hire them are more successful. Then watch the new WorkingNation film, “Brewing an Inclusive Work Environment with Disability Inclusion,” at https://lnkd.in/e79p-DPd, to see two businesses, at first reluctant, that ultimately gained by dipping into this often-overlooked hiring pool. Does your business have experience with this? Share your thoughts in the comments. #CalDisabilityInclusion #DisabilityInclusion #NDEAM #NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth #DisabilityEmployment #talent #hiring #brewery #PlaySpace #blind #autism #ADHD #HowTo Emily M. Dickens?SHRM?SHRM Foundation Joe Xavier?California Department of Rehabilitation Justin Mazorlig Common Corners Brewery John Cabrera Hannah Castillo Little Elephants Melissa Panzer Stephanie Tobey Jennie Sheffield Kisha Attar David Auerbach Brian B. Rescue Media Bonnet Senda Jake O'Connor Hailey Enge Luis Cardenas Gustavo Brum Luis Molgaard George Freund Neil Fazzari Jerimiah Morey Mengfang Yang Elizabeth Kohm Jennifer Prophet Cabriales Amber Douglas Kim Rutledge Gurmeena Rai Gloria Cabrera

“People are afraid of hiring people with disabilities because of a fear of the unknown,” says Emily M. Dickens, chief of staff and head of public affairs at SHRM. But maybe they should be thinking, “How can we make it a better place for people to come visit – and stay?” Justin Mazorlig, owner of Common Corners Brewery in Walnut, Calif., admits in this clip he had some of that fear of the unknown. But now he thinks differently. Watch the new WorkingNation film, “Brewing an Inclusive Work Environment with Disability Inclusion,” at https://lnkd.in/e79p-DPd, to see what changed his mind enough to hire workers with disabilities, and the benefits it brought to his business. #CalDisabilityInclusion #DisabilityInclusion #NDEAM #NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth #DisabilityEmployment #talent #hiring #brewery #PlaySpace #blind #autism #ADHD #HowTo Emily M. Dickens?SHRM?SHRM Foundation Joe Xavier?California Department of Rehabilitation Justin Mazorlig Common Corners Brewery John Cabrera Hannah Castillo Little Elephants Melissa Panzer Stephanie Tobey Jennie Sheffield Kisha Attar David Auerbach Brian B. Rescue Media Bonnet Senda Jake O'Connor Hailey Enge Luis Cardenas Gustavo Brum Luis Molgaard George Freund Neil Fazzari Jerimiah Morey Mengfang Yang Elizabeth Kohm Jennifer Prophet Cabriales Amber Douglas Kim Rutledge Gurmeena Rai Gloria Cabrera

“Isn’t it important to get the best talent?” asks Emily M. Dickens, chief of staff and head of public affairs at SHRM. For entrepreneurs, drawing diverse talent can make their businesses more successful – and there’s lots of unique talent among workers in an often-overlooked pool: people with disabilities. See the valuable lessons two small businesses learned when they dipped into that pool, why it made them more successful, and how they learned how to do it effectively - in a new WorkingNation film, “Brewing an Inclusive Work Environment with Disability Inclusion.” Watch it at https://lnkd.in/e79p-DPd, and then share your own thoughts on this subject in the comments. #CalDisabilityInclusion #DisabilityInclusion #NDEAM #NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth #DisabilityEmployment #talent #hiring #brewery #PlaySpace #blind #autism #ADHD #HowTo Emily M. Dickens?SHRM?SHRM Foundation Joe Xavier?California Department of Rehabilitation Justin Mazorlig Common Corners Brewery John Cabrera Hannah Castillo Little Elephants Melissa Panzer Stephanie Tobey Jennie Sheffield Kisha Attar David Auerbach Brian B. Rescue Media Bonnet Senda Jake O'Connor Hailey Enge Luis Cardenas Gustavo Brum Luis Molgaard George Freund Neil Fazzari Jerimiah Morey Mengfang Yang Elizabeth Kohm Jennifer Prophet Cabriales Amber Douglas Kim Rutledge Gurmeena Rai Gloria Cabrera

(Scroll?? for English)?María Angélica Castillo Luna ha pasado a?os trabajando como vendedora ambulante en la ciudad de Nueva York y luchando por sus derechos para hacerlo. Pero todo este tiempo, María Angélica tuvo un sue?o que la mantuvo adelante: que sus hijos crecieran y tuvieran una vida mejor que ella. Y adivina que: ?se está haciendo realidad! Conoce los detalles en este clip de una nueva película, 'Food for Thought: Hispanic Roots and the Next Generation's Impact on NYC'. Luego, mira la película completa en https://lnkd.in/edypgXfa para aprender más sobre la causa de los vendedores ambulantes y descubrir otras historias inspiradoras de inmigrantes en la ciudad de Nueva York. ++++ Maria Angelica Castillo Luna has spent years working as a street vendor since arriving from abroad in New York City and battling for her rights to do so. But all this time, she had a dream that kept her going: that her kids would grow up to have a better life than she does. And guess what? It’s coming true! Get the details in this clip from a brand-new film, “Food for Thought: Hispanic Roots and the Next Generation's Impact on NYC.” And then watch the full film at https://lnkd.in/edypgXfa to learn more about the street vendors’ cause and to get other inspirational immigrant stories from New York City. This is the third of five films being released by WorkingNation and Univision during Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15). Other documentary films in the series, “The Hispanic Communities Powering a New American Economy” will get posted weekly on WorkingNation.org and this playlist: https://lnkd.in/e2n_3swG. #WNHispanicWorkers #Hispanic #Latino #HispanicHeritageMonth #HispanicWorkers #LatinoWorkers #LatinoHeritage #LatinoEmpowerment #EconomicJustice #LaborRights #WorkerVoices #StreetVendors #StreetVendorProject #immigrants #RestaurantWorkers #HospitalityWorkers #MigrantKitchen #NewYork Maria Lizardo Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC) Daniel Dorado Alex Hernandez The Migrant Kitchen Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez Maria Angelica Castillo Luna Street Vendor Project Urban Justice Center Univision Lumina Foundation fernanda sancho Ilan Numhauser Sofía Bonavía Valentina Nu?ez San Martin Gabriela Gonzalez Alejandro Ravazzola Foton.Pictures Melissa Panzer Stephanie Tobey Mike Zunic Arthur Bilger Joan Lynch Carlos Enrique Cuscó Ari Taboada Jorge Sebastian Dietsch Elías Saez Tomás Elizondo Tim Perdoch Fabio Amador?Harry Tamini Kisha Attar Clarisa Tamini Valentina Nu?ez Ines Maymó QPV Law

Like some other rural economies, Liberal, Kan., is battling to reverse a brain drain. Most students tell Mayor Jose Lara they want to leave town in pursuit of opportunity after they graduate – but he and other officials are making moves to change that. https://lnkd.in/e66FAfnc “Sometimes I’ll ask the 10% that didn’t raise their hand, ‘Why do you want to stay?’” he says. “Those are always more interesting answers. The ones who want to stay always say that they want to make the community better and then we can always flourish a conversation around them. We should always be looking at, ‘What would it take for me to want to stay?’” To get more of the local population to remain in the Latino/Hispanic-majority town of about 20,000, built on the energy and farming industries, officials are working within a focused vision to attract new green jobs and energy jobs in partnership a major company, building training resources with the local community college, improving access to capital, and building up access to broadband. See how they’re doing it at https://lnkd.in/e66FAfnc. #FocusOn #Kansas #Latino #Latina #Hispanic #HispanicHeritageMonth #BrainDrain #WiFi #DigitalDivide #Broadband #GreenJobs #energy #farming #rural #RuralEconomy #CommunityCollege City of Liberal Seward County, Kansas National Beef Packing Company LLC LIBERAL USD 480 Southwest Medical Center Eli Svaty Seward County Development Corporation Astri Farber Martin Southwest Airlines SAFFiRE Renewables Conestoga Energy Partners, LLC National Renewable Energy Laboratory 3DMAX Edgar Ortuno OC QUALITY CUSTOM HOMES, LLC Horizon Stone LLC Brad Bennett Amber Jones Seward County Community College Laura Aka Deidra White

Get to know two of the many immigrants trying to make it in New York City: a street vendor fighting for her rights, and a restaurant worker moving up through the ranks and gaining U.S. citizenship along the way. Their stories and drive to succeed are featured in a brand-new film, “Food for Thought: Hispanic Roots and the Next Generation's Impact on NYC.” Watch at https://lnkd.in/edypgXfa. You’ll also meet some first-generation Americans paying forward their own families’ hard-fought gains in America by helping this current generation of newcomers overcome obstacles in their way and gain a foothold in New York. After you watch, don't forget to share your thoughts - and perhaps your family's own New York immigrant story - in the comments. This documentary is the third in a 5-part series for Hispanic Heritage Month. You can find other films in the series as they come out weekly on the WorkingNation website, or at https://lnkd.in/eKMVNipc. #WNHispanicWorkers #Hispanic #Latino #HispanicHeritageMonth #HispanicWorkers #LatinoWorkers #LatinoHeritage #LatinoEmpowerment #EconomicJustice #LaborRights #WorkerVoices #StreetVendors #StreetVendorProject #immigrants #RestaurantWorkers #HospitalityWorkers #MigrantKitchen #NewYork Maria Lizardo Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC) Daniel Dorado Alex Hernandez The Migrant Kitchen Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez Maria Angelica Castillo Luna Street Vendor Project Urban Justice Center Univision Lumina Foundation fernanda sancho Ilan Numhauser Sofía Bonavía Valentina Nu?ez San Martin Gabriela Gonzalez Alejandro Ravazzola Foton.Pictures Melissa Panzer Stephanie Tobey Mike Zunic Arthur Bilger Joan Lynch Carlos Enrique Cuscó Ari Taboada Jorge Sebastian Dietsch Elías Saez Tomás Elizondo Tim Perdoch Fabio Amador?Harry Tamini Kisha Attar Clarisa Tamini Valentina Nu?ez Ines Maymó QPV Law

Latinos and Latinas represent a tiny sliver of venture capitalists, far below their presence in the U.S. population. Ramona Schindelheim talks to Dr. Mariela Salas, executive director of SomosVC, a nonprofit focused on elevating more of them within the venture capital industry, on the latest Work in Progress: A WorkingNation Podcast. “There are various factors that are leading to us being underrepresented within the ecosystem,” she says. “There are cultural barriers, socioeconomic barriers, lack of access, and lack of opportunity.” Read more about it and listen to the podcast at https://lnkd.in/e47cGPBb - or listen and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube at https://lnkd.in/ePtDfJks, where episodes debut at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) on Mondays. #WorkInProgress #Latinos #Latinas #HispanicHeritageMonth #podcast #VentureCapital #VentureCapitalists

(Scroll?? for English) Volvió a Puerto Rico desde Estados Unidos mainland y se puso al frente de un restaurante enfocado en alimentos locales, en una isla donde la mayoría de los productos son importados. En este clip, descubre su increíble historia de resiliencia: cómo lo logró todo, hasta que el Huracán María lo arrasó por completo. Mira el documental completo de WorkingNation, “La lucha por la recuperación de Puerto Rico (María, fondos mal utilizados y cortes de luz)” en?https://lnkd.in/eVycCB74?para conocer lo que sucedió después y cómo El Departamento de la Comida brindó apoyo a los agricultores locales, ayudándolos a recuperarse y a alimentar a la comunidad en sus momentos más difíciles. +++ She returned to Puerto Rico from the U.S. mainland and found herself managing a restaurant centered around locally grown food on an island where most food is imported. In this excerpt, see how she did it – right up until Hurricane Maria blew it all up. Watch the full WorkingNation film, “The Fight for Puerto Rico’s Recovery (Maria, Misused Funds and Power Outages),” at https://lnkd.in/eVycCB74 to see what happened next, how El Departamento de la Comida – the Department of Food – helped devastated local farmers get back on their feet and helped feed the community in its times of need. It’s one of five films being released by WorkingNation and Univision during Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15). Other documentary films in the series, “The Hispanic Communities Powering a New American Economy” will get posted weekly on WorkingNation.org and this playlist: https://lnkd.in/e2n_3swG. #WNHispanicWorkers #Hispanic #Latino #HispanicHeritageMonth #HispanicWorkers #LatinoWorkers #LatinoHeritage #LatinoEmpowerment #EconomicJustice #WorkerVoices #HurricaneMaria #GreenJobs #GreenEnergy #PuertoRico #EnergyGrid #Food #FoodSupply #LocalFood #ClimateWeek Tara Rodríguez Besosa Wanda Rios Colorado Cooperativa de Energía La Margarita Abeyno Coop Crystal Díaz Jonathan Castillo Polanco Hispanic Federation Alejandro Ravazzola Foton.Pictures Univision Ares Management Corporation Melissa Panzer Joan Lynch Arthur Bilger