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This slack channel is simply amazing. I was able to land my first job as a
front end developer all thanks to someone introducing me to my employer. It's
nice to see so many latinos of all different ethnicities have each other's
back.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-correa/

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                    <h1>Events</h1>
                    <p>Find information about our upcoming events, and share con la familia latina</p>
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            <h1>Official Events</h1>
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            <h2>Panel with Designers, at Kapor Center <small>April 6 - Oakland</small></h2>
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                    Designers are an important part of companies from any size
                    and type. Join us for an evening of talks with some very
                    talented designers that work at different companies in
                    Oakland.
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                <p><a class="txt-btn" href="https://www.meetup.com/Latinos-in-Tech-Bay-Area/events/237768494/">
                    See all details and RSVP in meetup
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            <h2>Techqueria LA - Google Venice <small>Mar 29</small></h2>
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                    Hola familia,
                    Our next meetup will be hosted at Google in Venice on March 29, 2017 at 7PM.
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                    We're excited to have some great speakers from the Latinx community talking about history of email and machine learning.
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                <p><a class="txt-btn" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/techqueria-la-march-2017-meetup-tickets-32802779998/">
                    RSVP Here
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        <h1>Partner Events</h1>
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            <h2>Latinos In Tech - Getting beyond the 3% <small>March 28 - Oakland</small></h2>
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                California—the San Francisco Bay Area in particular—is a global hub for
                high-tech innovation and by 2020 there will be one million high-paying software
                jobs unfilled across the county. Unfortunately, only 54% of Latino families in
                California have internet access at home and only 3% of high-tech industry
                employees are Latino. How can we change this reality?
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            <p><strong>Panelists:</strong></p>
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                <li>(Moderator) Alberto Melgoza, Financial Systems Lead at Google, founding member of Latinos in Tech Giving Circle</li>
                <li>Jacob Martinez, Founder &amp; Executive Director of Digital NEST, Latinos in Tech Grantee</li>
                <li>Ashleigh Richelle, Communications Manager/Alumni, Level Playing Field Institute (SMASH)</li>
                <li>Diana Albaran Chicas, Co-Founder and Program Director of LISTAS</li>
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            <p><a class="txt-btn" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/latinos-in-tech-getting-beyond-the-3-tickets-32340530397">
                    Details and RSVP in Eventbrite</a></p>
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            <h2>Want Tech Diversity? Look to Oakland: A Chat with the Mayor</h2>
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              When diverse people bring together diverse ideas, big things
              happen. And the tech industry is no different. As the center of
              one of the most diverse counties in the Bay Area, Oakland is
              poised like no other city to become the hub for inclusive,
              diverse, growing tech companies.
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            <p>Event agenda includes:</p>

            <p>Keynote Speaker
                <strong>Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland</strong></p>
            <p>Panel Discussion</p>
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                <li>Rachel Williams — Head of Corporate Recruiting, Diversity & Inclusion, Yelp</li>
                <li>Leela Srinivasan — CMO, Lever</li>
                <li>David Silva — Founder, Techqueria</li>
                <li>Darrell Jones III — Co-Founder, TechEquity Collaborative</li>
                <li>Y-Vonne Hutchinson — Founder, ReadySet</li>
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                    Details and RSVP in Eventbrite</a></p>
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            <h1>Previous Events</h1>
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          <p>You can see videos from our previous events in our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUhXR0BOgyqrS1E_Sr4PVjQ">
              YouTube Channel</a>.</p>
          <p>You can find pictures from our previous events in <a href="https://www.meetup.com/Latinos-in-Tech-Bay-Area/photos/">Meetup</a>.</p>
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