that's 'cause my older sister, who i idolized, started working with my grandmother at the farmworker credit unionshe was 5, throwing trash and helping to fold receipts and sending them in the mail to the farmworkers. and so i was ready. it was like, "put me in, coach." but, i mean, since those early days, you know, whether it was farmworker conventions that we were preparing for or silk-screening flags for big marches, i mean--you know, my cousin christine often jokes and says some families went on family picnics, we went on family pickets. so it was just sort of--you know, it was all one. there wasn't really a separation between our family life, you know, the farmworker movement. and it was, i think, one of the richest childhoods that anyone can have. damian: just a couple more. latinas are taking over. they run for office and they win. they're at the forefront. they're vocal. they're leaders. what is it about the power of latinas that says, "aquí estamos y no los vamos. we're here. we're not going anywhere"? julie: well, i think, you know, a lot of the latinos that i work with have been, i thin