<p>The civil rights leader behind Texas’ Workers Defense Project and Jolt, and now NextGen America, shares her insights on organizing and mobilizing young and Latino voters, the biggest mistake she made while running for the US Senate, and why she grew up believing that people were jealous of her Mexican identity.</p><p>Follow Cristina on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cristinanextgen/?hl=en" target="_blank">@cristinanextgen</a>. If you liked this episode, listen to <a href="https://latina-to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/how-monica-ramirez-embraced-solidarity-to-build-a-movement" target="_blank">How Monica Ramirez Embraced Solidarity to Build a Movement</a> and <a href="https://latina-to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/code-for-americas-amanda-renteria-lost-some-battles-but-is-winning-the-political-war" target="_blank">Code for America’s Amanda Renteria Lost Some Battles, but Is Winning the Political War</a>.</p>


Latina to Latina

Why Cristina Tzintún Ramirez Wants Latinas to Be Less Humble and More Demanding

In this interview series, host Alicia Menendez talks to remarkable Latinas about making it, faking it, and everything in between. In often-hilarious and always-revealing episodes, Alicia and her guests take on the challenges of existing, and then thriving, as women of color.