How amazing it is that I work for a company who is striving to be a more diverse and inclusive company! I am lucky and glad to know that Deckers celebrates Latinx Heritage Month. I am a Latina who is so proud of where I come from and who I am. Life has always thrown so many challenges at me, but I continue to persevere, live by core values, and look forward to sharing my Mexican culture with my own kids.
One of my favorite things about being Latina is the celebrations. I love how we look for any reason to get together and celebrate. From holidays like Easter and Christmas, to Baptisms and First Communions, to any day just because we want to get together and have a good time. Of course, there is always amazing Mexican food, good Tequila, Mexican music, dancing, tons of kids running around playing and a lot of laughing.
Another thing I love about being a Latina is our culture. Although I didn’t appreciate it as much when I was a kid, my parents always taught me to be proud of being Mexican. They made sure we didn’t lose speaking our native language, Spanish. The gift of knowing another language opened our world. When we would go to Mexico, we were able to understand and enjoy our extended family. It has allowed me to appreciate our music and family traditions. I love Mexican sayings or “dichos”. Dichos don’t translate well so it’s always fun to be around other Mexican or Latinos that can laugh with you.
Hard work and a good education were engrained in me since I was little. My parents only got through middle school and then had to work to help their families. They showed us that through hard work and a little sacrifice, you can achieve so many things. My parents were able to purchase a home and help send my sister and me to college. I wanted to make my parents proud. My college graduation was just as much theirs as it was mine.
And finally, at the center of everything, there is family. Family is at the center of everything we do and live for. It takes a village to raise a family. That saying is very true for Latinas. We are raised in families with a lot of love and who are always there for us. Grandparents, aunts, cousins, and extended family have been and continue to be involved in my life. Now that I have my own family, I rely on my family to help me raise my own family and be there for me when I need them. I have 3 kids and have a child with medical needs. When my daughter received a kidney transplant back in January, I can’t even imagine how I would have managed it all on my own without everyone’s help. My family all stepped in with prayers and helped me take care of my other 2 children while I had to be at CHLA with my daughter. This is what I love most about our family. In good times, and most importantly the tough times, everyone comes together to help and lift you up.
Diversity is beautiful and essential in all aspects of our lives. In a very divisive political time, I think being Latina and understanding different worlds, I respect that we may not all be the same or think the same, but it has taught me to be respectful of our differences. This is how we make a better workplace and a kinder world.
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