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Mayra Jimenez Almaras, 21, of Brentwood, is photographed in a field in Brentwood, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. Mayra is a child of Mexican immigrants and will be graduating from St. Mary’s College this year. Her family benefited from services provided by Hijas del Campo. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)Mayra Jimenez Almaras was 8 when she came to the U.S. from Mexico with her parents and two siblings. At 11, she was working long hours under the scorching sun in the Brentwood fields, picking green beans and packing corn.
Originally published at Hema Sivanandam