RE: https://mastodon.social/@tusk81/117334671886194097 “Manzano says that sometimes her mere presence makes strangers and passersby cry. ‘It's an effect that I have on people. When they see me, I'm a catalyst, and all of a sudden they're thrown back onto their mothers' milky laps at four in the afternoon, watching letters and numbers.” https://www.wbur.org/npr/442916706/i-met-a-girl-named-maria #HispanicHeritageMonth