Expectations from NY Bronx Peruvian Immigrant at Today’s Inauguration Ceremony

Today’s New York Daily News’ Bronx issue published a story on dozens of Bronx residents visiting Washington D.C. for the Presidential Inauguration celebration. And a Peruvian immigrant Alejandra Delfin among them shares her expectations:

Alejandra Delfin, 42, a Peruvian immigrant and artist, is going because her daughter, Misra Walker, 16, got tickets by working in [Rep. Jose] Serrano’s office.

They were prepared to sleep in their car, but will instead use sleeping bags on the floor of a three-bedroom apartment.

“The Election Day was so amazing, but it is not real in a way,” she said. “Being there is almost to say this is really happening and we are part of it.”

She said the visual image of Obama, the son of a Kenyan father and a white mother from Kansas, gives hope to all people with darker skin.

“I feel he’s more understanding and open-minded,” she said. “Even just to see someone who looks like us in leadership, it’s wonderful.”

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U.S. Congressman Hinojosa Visits Peru, Calls Support for FTA to Ride Global Economic Crisis

U.S. Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) meets with the Peruvian President Alan Garcia., as Andina reports via a video (in Spanish).

During his stay, the Congressman made a statement to the press calling to support the Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and Peru to increase commerce, investments, and generate employment opportunities in Peru and also in the U.S. to ride through the current global economic crisis.