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The California wine industry was built on Latino labor. Now a new generation is claiming ownership. Silicon Valley Latino sits down with David Salazar of Reclamación Wines — and the story he tells belongs to all of us.
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Latino-owned businesses are growing ten times faster than white-owned businesses. Latina-owned firms grew 82% in five years. And yet four doors are closing simultaneously on Latino and Latina entrepreneurs. Silicon Valley Latino names them all — and why community investment has never mattered more.