{"id":28893,"date":"2019-11-11T18:10:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T23:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.hispanicizewire.com\/?p=28893"},"modified":"2019-11-11T18:36:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T23:36:49","slug":"latina-military-veterans-step-up-to-boost-visibility-of-women-who-served-as-we-celebrate-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/latina-military-veterans-step-up-to-boost-visibility-of-women-who-served-as-we-celebrate-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Latina Military Veterans Step Up to Boost Visibility of Women Who Served as We Celebrate Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube\" width=\"304\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/sMoktUHzwR0?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" wmode=\"transparent\"><\/iframe> <p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">SAN FRANCISCO, CA &#8211; <span class=\"s4\">Nov<\/span><span class=\"s4\">ember <\/span><span class=\"s4\">11<\/span><span class=\"s4\">, 2019 &#8211; (HISPANICIZE WIRE) &#8211;\u00a0<\/span>San Francisco East Bay <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">educational publishing <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">firm Gracefully Global Group<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> LLC is pleased to announce <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">that Founder <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">and Air Force veteran <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Graciela <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Tiscare\u00f1o<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">-Sato<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> was featured as one of two cohosts in a NEW <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">television program <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">produced <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">in time for Veterans Day. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Graciela<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> was joined by <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">fellow combat aviator <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Olivia Chavez-Carroll<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, an Army <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">veteran and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Chinook helicopter pilot who <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">initially enlisted in the Marine Corps.<\/span><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The segment was recorded at the Mid<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Pen Media Center in Palo Alto<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, after Army veteran and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Veterans Helping Veterans TV<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Founder producer Sheryl <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Alexa <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Shaffer <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">fielded the idea while she and Ms. Tiscareno-Sato attended the 2019 Women Veteran Alliance in Monterey last month. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Ms. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Chavez-Carroll<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> traveled from Southern California to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">host the show. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The two <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">women <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">veterans <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">shared very different stories about <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">what inspired their military service, intense moments during their deployments<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> into combat zones and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">their families<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u2019 influence on their decisions. The women also described how they <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">serve communities they care about <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">with passion projects <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">offer <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">advice for young people contemplating military service. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">28 minute<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">episode is <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">posted <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">online <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">here: <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sMoktUHzwR0&amp;t=936s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s7\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sMoktUHzwR0&amp;t=936s<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Ms. Shaffer said, \u201cI wanted to produce an episode that featured two important voices that represent a great many women who we usually don\u2019t see as veterans on a daily basis \u2013 Hispanic women who have served in uniform. I\u2019m so happy to bring Olivia\u2019s and Graciela\u2019s stories to audiences nationwide.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u201cEven though we are both Latinas with Mexican roots, our stories couldn\u2019t be more different<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,\u201d observed Ms. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Tiscare\u00f1o<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">-Sato<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">I\u2019m the daughter of immigrants<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> the first one in my family to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">don a military uniform and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">raise my right hand to support and defend the Constitution. I <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">bec<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ome <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">n <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">officer after graduating from <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">U.C. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Berkeley<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> because mentors guided me <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">as a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">n inquisitive<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> teenager <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">who <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ask<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ed <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">HOW college <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">could be <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">possible <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">for me. M<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">y unusual <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">military aviation career onboard <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">a flying gas station<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">followed <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">inspired <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">my <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">bilingual children\u2019s books<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Conversely, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Olivia <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">comes from a family <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">with <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">a <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">strong military service <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">lineage<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> It was a pleasure to chat with my sister-in-arms and hear of her <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">pioneering <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">battles on the ground <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">in the air<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Ms. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Chavez-Carroll<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">added, \u201cMy<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> family counts 14 veterans <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">across four branches of service<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">and<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> a cousin <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">currently deployed <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">with the Marine Corps. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Despite our deep military history, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">I <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">was the first woman <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">my <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">family to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">serve<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">uniform<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. I was the first Latina aviator to fly for the State of South Carolina<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. \u00a0I <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">was excited <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">to<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> deploy to Afghanistan <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">with my unit and f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ly <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Chinook heavy-lift helicopter <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">missions<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">It\u2019s important to me that the American populace understands that<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> women and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Latinas are <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">combat <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">veterans too.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">To inquire about bringing Olivia or Graciela to speak at your corporate event, professional association, university or K-12 school<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> district<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, please con<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">nect with <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Olivia via Instagram at @<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ojays_wellness_shop<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">contact <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Graciela via CaptainMama.com. You can also find both veterans on LinkedIn by searching their names. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gracefullyglobal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s9\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Gracefully Global Group LLC<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u00a0is an independent, woman-veteran-owned educational publisher creating books, eBooks, digital courses<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> and live presentation content. The company is certified by the Small Business Administration as<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">a Woman-Owned Small Business to serve federal agencies; it&#8217;s also a certified Small Business by <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">State of California DGS. The firm&#8217;s first book in the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Latinnovating<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">(<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ISBN: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">978-0-9834760-0-9) series received <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">multiple<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> honors at the International Latino Book Awards in New York City when it debuted for its unique focus on showcasing Latino-led innovation and entrepreneurship in the green economy. The firm<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u2019s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> bilingual Captain Mama children&#8217;s book series <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">was directly <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">inspired by the founder&#8217;s aviation service. Using educational literature, the firm helps<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">government<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> organizations and corporations with diversity and inclusion initiatives reaching out to veteran and Latino communities with a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.captainmama.com\/index.php?page=sponsor-books-for-brands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">creative blend<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u00a0of literature, multicultural marketing and public speaking offerings. Its mission is to \u00abcreate literature that showcases the positive contributions of Latino Americans in the USA.\u00bb<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u2014 Veterans Helping Veterans TV Produces Unique Episode Titled:  Combat Aviator Sisters-in-Arms: A Chat with Latina Military Veterans Olivia Chavez-Carroll &#038; Graciela Tiscare\u00f1o-Sato \u2014<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2349,2348],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28893","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-educacion","8":"category-negocios-finanzas","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/0ABFF0ED-CEEA-4C30-A429-E09485842FD3.jpeg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/0ABFF0ED-CEEA-4C30-A429-E09485842FD3.jpeg","author_info":{"display_name":"mruiz","author_link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/author\/mruiz\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}