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Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with BootUp

I was invited to be a part of a video published by BootUp to celebrate Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month.

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BootUp celebrates the lively heritage of four incredible Latinx in Tech professionals challenging identity norms and paving the way for future generations of tech game-changers.

BootUp is dedicated to empowering elementary teachers and students through computer science and creating equitable computer science programs in underrepresented and underserved communities. Since 2015, BootUp has worked with over 650 elementary schools impacting over 230,000 students, providing in-person professional development, coaching, and on-site support that prepare teachers to facilitate coding projects in Scratch and ScratchJr. Students are inspired through creative and interactive lessons that allow them to explore their interests with code.

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