Young Latinos trying to transform Nevada politics face key foe: apathy
LA TimesIn 2007, I visited Las Vegas at the invitation of a college student, Edgar Flores. The Times’ Gustavo Arellano in 2012 with students at the weeklong Latino Youth Leadership Conference, which originally aimed to get more Latinos in college and reduce the high school dropout rate. “You’re just itching to do something for your communities,” said Irene Cepeda, 35, a Nevada State University project director and former Clark County Board of Education trustee. You’re looking at the next CEO, you’re looking at elected officials, you’re looking at presidents, you’re looking at business owners.’ — Edgar Flores “It was a hard position to be in,” she responded. “But if I allow myself to accept that I am part of this pipeline — I’m part of this process that eventually we’re going to do something, and I needed to be there and get slapped around so that the next person can achieve something — I feel like it makes sense.” At every Latino Youth Leadership Conference, Flores shares a parable about a baby learning to walk.
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