Alex and Izzy Save the World
Porfirio narrowly escaped direct hits from insect sprayings while picking fruit near Delano in the 1960s. He saw the birth defects and high cancer rates in the people who worked all around him and considered himself lucky for having left the job unscathed. Little did he imagine that the fruits of his labor would have a much more profound effect – on his great-granddaughter.
High school senior Alex Mejia has never known of her great-grandfather but inherits his tireless work ethic. She studies... [Read More...]