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Lucica & Jonathan Mendoza conversation

Lucica Marc is Haitian and living in Florida where she migrated to receive medical treatment. Lucy is a burn survivor.  She suffered massive childhood injury when her house in Haiti was set on fire.  She’s been working with I Learn America since 2015 when she connected with the organization through the Seminole County Public Schools district. She’s turned her life experience and resilience into inspirational tools she uses during storytelling workshops in schools with I Learn America. She’s shared her experience at the National Association for Bilingual Education conference. She’s an avid TikToker and can be followed at @lucicamarc.

Jonathan Mendoza is a Boston-bred, Chicago-based Jewish and Mexican-American activist, spoken word poet, social justice educator, and musician. He is a National Poetry Slam Champion, winner of the 2018 Sonia Sanchez – Langston Hughes Poetry Prize, and a three-time award winner at the College Union Poetry Slam Invitational. Jonathan is a community organizer for housing justice and youth power with Pilsen Alliance, a teaching artist with Young Chicago Authors and I Learn America, and a freelance writer, performer, and educator throughout the U.S. He is a proud anxious Virgo, Greek yogurt enthusiast, and devout believer in the power of young people to shape this world for the better. Books, updates, and more information can be found at MendozaPoetry.com and @JMendoza010 on Twitter and Instagram.

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