{"id":678,"date":"2026-11-06T16:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T00:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/napavalleytogether.org\/?p=678"},"modified":"2026-11-06T16:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T00:08:27","slug":"eva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napavalleytogether.org\/tl\/eva\/","title":{"rendered":"Eva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To come from immigrants is to know and carry greatness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be an American is to have freedom to travel in pursuit of happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American Dream is to build something from nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the American Dream existed long before the concept was given a name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Americans existed on this land long before it was claimed and renamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so, you see, to call yourself an American is to acknowledge your immigrant story: of those who came before you, traveled in pursuit of happiness, and dared to build something from nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being American is to honor those journeys that shape us, to build a future from the greatness we have been given\u2014and the greatness we have had to leave behind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I celebrate being American, proudly from there and from here. Thinking about 10 generations into the future, I would tell my descendants that they too carry greatness, that they may travel in the pursuit of happiness and to dare to build something from the greatness they carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Music you can celebrate with:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bibi Bidi Bom Bom by Selena Quintanilla<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somos Mas Americanos by Los Tigres del Norte&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vivir Mi Vida by Marc Anthony&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hermoso Cari\u00f1o by Vicente Fernandez&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) by Hillsong&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conga! 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