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Consejo de Latinos Unidos
Death of Hortensia R. Magana
July 26th, 2008
Hortensia R. Magana, who started out in the United States as a simple factory worker to eventually lead and own one of the largest tortilla wholesalers in the nation, passed away Tuesday, July 1st, surrounded by family and friends. Her life was the epitome of the American Dream. Mrs. Magana, who arrived to Los Angeles as an immigrant from Nombre de Dios, Durango, Mexico in the 1960's, started working as a factory worker in Los Angeles. Eventually, she and her husband, Samuel, opened a small grocery store in Gardena, California in 1969 -- named Diana's, located on the corner of 166th Street and Normandie Avenue. ...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-07-26)
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