Maria Leticia Gomez delivers the news to thousands of viewers who tune into Univision 14, the region’s most popular Spanish language news station. But on the day she moved into her new Bay Area home, she seemed to be someone else in the eyes of one neighbor.“He asked me ‘How much do you charge to move people?’” Gomez told a group of Latinas who gathered at Yountville Community Hall Wednesday.Gomez had to explain that she wasn’t the mover; she was the new neighbor. She had to explain it again to another neighbor, who asked how much Gomez charged to do yard work.Gomez’ tales captivated a crowd of 95 women who came to the community hall for the 4th Annual Latina Women’s Conference.
The conference is a precursor to Bi-National Health Week and is designed to empower Latinas to get involved in their communities and learn how to navigate difficult social situations.For Gomez, the misunderstandings began when she left her native Argentina and moved to Mexico City. Gomez — a fair-skinned woman with light brown hair — would ask her mother how long it would take for her hair and skin to turn as dark as those of her classmates, who her often ridiculed her for having Anglo features.
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