with me is the mexican consul general, remedios gómez arnau, here on "comunidad del valle." come to the show. our viewers on nbc haven't met you. so tell us a little bit about you. welcome to the bay area. remedios gómez arnau: thank you, damian. well, i'm very glad to be here in the bay area. we cover 13 counties, from san mateo, alameda, and contra costa, up to the border with oregon. we have around 900,000 people of mexican origin in this area. we count both those born here and those born in mexico because we provide services to both of them, different types of services. i've been around in the united states in different posts. i've been in san diego previously, i've been to atlanta, i been to the carolinas, and now i'm here in the bay area very happy. damian: how do you speak english so beautifully? it's perfect. remedios: well, thank you so much. maybe it's because i've been here a long time. damian: well, welcome to the bay area. so tell us--you just finished up the-- [speaking foreign language] labor rights week. what kind of feedback did you get? are we still be--are

with me is the mexican consul general, remedios gómez arnau, here on "comunidad del valle." come to the show. our viewers on nbc haven't met you. so tell us a little bit about you. welcome to the bay area. remedios gómez arnau: thank you, damian. well, i'm very glad to be here in the bay area. we cover 13 counties, from san mateo, alameda, and contra costa, up to the border with oregon. we have around 900,000 people of mexican origin in this area.