Dr. Ramon Resa is a pediatrician. He is also a former abandoned migrant child farmworker who returned to his Central Valley community to care for and be a role model for kids like he used to be. Seemingly hidden, there are many examples of former migrant child farmworkers who have succeeded beyond anyone’s imagination. The…
We held a special private screening of Migrant Child Farmworkers to High-Profile Professionals © on July 22nd at the Hill Center in Washington, DC where six of the ten professionals featured in the film attended: Congressman Raul Ruiz, Lisa Ramirez, Fernando Mendoza MD, Ramon Resa MD, former Congressman Tony Cárdenas and Enrique Diaz. Also in attendance…
Bertha Tobias was an intern for Migrant Child Farmworkers to High-Profile Professionals ©. She is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College, my alma mater. After I read her story in the alumni magazine, I contacted her immediately—I knew the documentary would resonate with her. Migrant Child Farmworkers to High-Profile Professionals is much more than a film;…