stay with us. ♪♪♪ charley trujillo of chusma house publications.should mention you lost an eye in vietnam. charley: yes, sir. yeah, back in 1970. damian: that probably no doubt added to the trauma that you faced there and coming back and even today maybe. charley: yes. yeah, it had a lingering effect. it took me a long time to realize that it had that effect because, you know, we're men, you know, and you're just not understanding that--you know, that it has a large effect or a big effect on you, but people would tell you, you know, especially the moms and your family. they knew that there was something wrong with you. and it's not just me. and, of course, being a soldier, you know, you were supposed to be tough. [speaking foreign language] and men don't cry, and that you're weak, and that all these types--or the stigma of, you know, the--of going to therapy, and some of your shortcomings, and you're just supposed to suck it up. so that's very detrimental as well. i've talked to a lot of veterans. and i, through my work, i believe, many veterans an

y en el programa hoy, chusma house publications, una nueva película de charley trujillo, en su comunidad valle. [música] y comenzamos con los esfuerzos educacionales en el distrito escolar east side de san josé; con nosotros de la mesa directiva, la vicepresidenta de la mesa directiva de east side, lorena chávez, aquí en comunidad del valle; lorena, bienvenida al programa otra vez. lorena chávez: hola, muchas gracias damián, gracias por invitarme; estoy muy agradecida de tener la oportunidad de hablar con ustedes sobre importantes temas, y para informarles a, a nuestra comunidad, de lo que está pasando sobre, en el distrito de east side. damián trujillo: perfecto, comenzamos, bueno, ¿cómo les ha ido este año escolar, después de un año y más, de estar en aprendizaje de distancia; cómo les ha ido en el distrito east side, en las high schools, con este aprendizaje, ahora en persona? lorena chávez: sí, pues lo has dicho, damián, aprendizaje tras aprendizaje, esa es la palabra del año; estamos aprendiendo cada día, cómo apoyar a nuestros estudiantes y a nuestra comunidad; algo que ha sido muy

i am damian trujillo; and today, chusma house publications and my tocayo, charley trujillo, on your "comunidad del valle." ♪♪♪ cc by aberdeen captioning 1-800-688-6621 www.abercap.com damian: and we begin today with an update on the great things that are happening in the east side union high school district of san jose. lorena chavez is a trustee with east side. she's with us on the show. lorena, welcome back to "comunidad del valle." lorena chavez: thank you. thank you so much for having me. i'm really, really grateful to have the opportunity to engage with our community today. damian: yeah, i know there's a lot of great things that are doing. unfortunately, sometimes we only cover the negative ones, but let's do the positive this time.