Student site shares history of Utah Latino leaders

By Lisa Schencker, Brandenton Herald

SALT LAKE CITY — When retired Judge Andrew Valdez told his brother he was being bullied and robbed as a kid, his brother gave him some advice.

“He told me I was gonna have to stab (the bully) to keep him away from me,” Valdez said in an interview with local teens. “Because in those days, if someone was picking on you, you had to attack that person first … And I look back on that now, and I was very lucky that I didn’t do that because that would have changed my life.”

Valdez, who grew up on Salt Lake City’s west side, eventually became a 3rd District Juvenile Court judge.

The story is part of one of the nine in-depth interviews a group of 19 Salt Lake City-area Latino teens conducted with Utah Latino leaders. Their work, including videos and transcripts, is now online for all to see, learn from and be inspired by.

Click HERE to read the full story.

[Photo courtesy of cdautah.org]

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