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Claudia Rojas is the program manager for Center for Latino Health (CELAH) at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Health Care System. She is originally from Colombia and began working at UNC Health Care in 2004 as a temporary employee. She was recruited by Dr. Douglas Morgan, founder of the Center for Latino Health, to join the Center as a…

Yesenia Pedro Vicente was born and raised in Morganton, N.C. where a prominent Guatemalan Mayan immigrant community is well established. Vicente was raised speaking Spanish - as opposed to her parents’ native language, Q’anjob’al - which is why she feels compelled to identify as Latina. She explains the difference between various identity labels…

Christina Olson is currently a first-year student at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. She is originally from Greensboro, N.C. and studied at the University North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her undergraduate education. She has volunteered at the Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) for four years, providing access to…