First-generation college student and son of Mexican farm working immigrants, on his way to becoming a primary care physician in California’s Central Valley. Geovanni Suarez grew up in the small rural town of Porterville in California’s Central Valley. His pediatrician was Ramon Resa, an abandoned farmworker boy in Central Valley who became a doctor and…
By: Jen Belcastro, author of her memoir, Even Strong Girls Cry. In a world that often tests our limits in unexpected ways, resilience becomes more than just a trait—it becomes a lifeline. I’ve had to learn this lesson firsthand through my own harrowing experiences with illness, injustice, and personal upheaval. Today, I want to share…