Hey Latino USA listener, it's Maria.

And today we want to share an episode from a new podcast series hosted by two friends

of Latino USA award winning New York Times writer Eric Gallindo and best selling author

Patti Rodriguez.

The podcast series is called out of the shadows children of 86.

It's produced by Michael Dura and I Heart Podcasts.

Now in 1986, the lives of millions of immigrants and their children were changed by one lucky

stroke of a pen by an unlikely ally Republican president Ronald Reagan out of the shadows

looks at the ripple effects of the 1986 reform bill.

It's going to dive into the lives of first generation kids of immigrants navigating intergenerational

mobility and transforming the cultural landscape.

So give the following episode a listen and don't forget to subscribe.

Not to buy yes.

Hi listeners, just a quick heads up out of the shadows tell stories of people fleeing and

living in sometimes violent environments.

There's an old faded photo of me that captures a moment at a party in Mexico.

My birthday party to be exact.

My mouth is slightly open.

I am wearing pigtails and a fluffy blue dress.

I'm in my dad's arms and he's carrying me in my little brother John.

The moment is filled with movement.

My uncle in the back claimed the accordion other kids running around could be my cousins

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