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Lourdes Leon

Lourdes Leon was born in Lagos de Morelo Jalisco, Mexico, and moved to Chicago in 1979. Ms. Leon is a successful business owner in Cincinnati, Ohio. She owns Taqueria El Mercado, which open in 1999, shortly after she arrived to Ohio. She also owns a panaderia and a small grocery store, along the same shopping strip. She talks to us about moving to Ohio from Chicago, looking for better opportunities for herself and her family. She tells us about raising her family and keeping her language, identity and traditions alive.

 

Lourdes Leon nació en Lagos de Morelo Jalisco, México, y se mudó a Chicago en 1979. La Sra. Leon es una exitosa propietaria de negocios en Cincinnati, Ohio. Es dueña de Taqueria El Mercado, que abrió en 1999, poco después de su llegada a Ohio. También es dueña de una panadería y una pequeña tienda de comestibles, en la misma franja comercial. Nos habla de mudarse a Ohio desde Chicago, en busca de mejores oportunidades para ella y su familia. Ella nos cuenta cómo educó a su familia y mantuvo vivo su idioma, identidad y tradiciones.