Storycorps Southwest Florida
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 1:58:16
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Synopsis
Local stories recorded by StoryCorps during its visit to Fort Myers during January 2017. StoryCorps mission is to preserve and share humanitys stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.
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Mayan Princess Mari Jimenez
27/04/2017 Duration: 05minSeventeen-year-old Mari Jimenez talks to her family friend Genelle Grant in this week’s StoryCorps about the pride she has of being Mayan. Her parents are from Guatemala. They spoke indigenous languages and Spanish at home. So Jimenez first learned English when she went to preschool. She’s now trilingual and she uses her skills and her cultural ties to help others. Last year she was named a Mayan Princess.
