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Humberto J. Rocha

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A future Class of 2029 makes the virtual leap to 4th grade

May 28, 2020

Every achievement is worthy of a celebration.

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Tags: graduation, teacher, elementary, coronavirus, schools, zoom
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Rumbo a CDMX
Rumbo a CDMX
George Bush Intercontinental Airport, May 9
George Bush Intercontinental Airport, May 9
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Mexico City subway from the future vibes (Dulles Airport, D.C.) on May 9
Mexico City subway from the future vibes (Dulles Airport, D.C.) on May 9
In another time, I would have been first in line at Pappasito's (Bush Airport, Houston)
In another time, I would have been first in line at Pappasito's (Bush Airport, Houston)
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Missed connection: D.C. to Houston

May 10, 2020

Flying from a D.C. lockdown to a Texas re-opening (to help back home).

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“You’re sent a letter saying that you’re essential, but we’ve already known that for ages."

April 05, 2020

Sofia is just one of the hundreds of thousands of campesinas, farmworkers, whose hands put food on our tables. She hasn’t had work in two weeks due to the coronavirus but the bills keep on coming and rent is still due.

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Tags: immigrant, healthcare, farmers, campesinos, America
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"Stay at home! Please. Thank you." Long lines at grocery stores in Valencia, Spain.  Credit: Emily Larson. Empty street in Madrid. "Dear Madrid, We will huge you again, soon. Meanwhile, take good care of yourselves."  Credit: Jorge Soler Gil.  Empty streets in Valencia.

“You're way behind,” Europeans to Americans amidst COVID-19 pandemic

March 15, 2020

Spanish, French and English friends on what life is like - and will most likely be like - as coronavirus shuts down cities and countries.

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Tags: coronavirus, health, europe, uefa, shutdown, quarantine, America
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Biden's Big Bet.
Biden's Big Bet.

Former Vice President Joe Biden at his rally in Spartanburg, South Carolina on Feb. 28.

It's a compromise.
It's a compromise.

Travis Watson, 39, is voting for Biden though he would have preferred going for a more progressive candidate. “It is tough and I do feel that I have to compromise but at the end of the day my drive to have Trump out of the White House overrides my personal issues,” he says.

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First-time voters
First-time voters

From left: Estefani Santiago and Sarah Owens will vote for the first time on Saturday. Both were undecided as of Friday night.

Healthcare. That's it.
Healthcare. That's it.

That’s the one issue for Edward Lott, and Biden is his guy.

"I'm learning."
"I'm learning."

12-year-old Tara Littlejohn is here to “learn” about Biden but she does like his personality. Her mother, Krystian, will be voting for the former vice president on Primary Day.

Going for Biden.
Going for Biden.

From left: Laverne, 56, and Courtney McClain, 19, are going for Biden though the younger one had originally leaned for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

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High schoolers ready to vote in November.
High schoolers ready to vote in November.

Madison Wilber, 17, and Kaley McMillan, 18, came from Duncan, a town a dozen miles away from Spartanburg, to learn more about Biden’s policies.

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For Biden, it's do or die in South Carolina

February 29, 2020

It’s all or nothing for Biden in South Carolina. Rep. Jim Clyburn might have a lot to do with that.

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Sanders at Spartanburg
Sanders at Spartanburg

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders gives a speech at the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina on Feb. 28.

I'm here to listen.
I'm here to listen.

Annaliesa Finch, an undecided voter who is between Biden and Buttigieg, said she was at the rally to hear more about Sanders’ proposals from the candidate himself.

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College students at Sanders rally
College students at Sanders rally

From left: Edgar Flores, Simon Grant, Chris Know, Owen Henley.

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Sanders all the way.
Sanders all the way.

Chika Allen and Vivian Nolan are voting Sanders this Feb. 29. As to how he will fare after that is up in the air.

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Sanders fires up voters in Spartanburg. Can he deliver, is the question.

February 28, 2020

Sanders promises many things that are the basics in other countries. Americans remain skeptical.

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Dispatch from the Strip

February 27, 2020

I never thought I’d be in Las Vegas. Let alone for a Japanese publication and during the 2020 campaign.

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"You've never been teargassed before?"

February 09, 2020

You don’t see the gas. You just feel it douse your eyes on fire and pepper.

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Claudine on the far right. Besides teaching me about how to handle some of the tougher moments in life, she also showed me how to roll cigarettes. I never quite caught on.

Claudine on the far right. Besides teaching me about how to handle some of the tougher moments in life, she also showed me how to roll cigarettes. I never quite caught on.

Regreso a Paris

January 14, 2020

Back to Pigalle and kebab.

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Still works! Not in Wal-Mart. Foto mía.

Still works! Not in Wal-Mart. Foto mía.

Calls from Güal-Mar (Wal-Mart)

December 30, 2019

We waited at the Wal-Mart on 529 in Cypress, Texas for a call from Mexico. It became a ritual.

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Tags: WalMart, Mexico, landline phone, immigrant, Homies
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Pulque eres, y en pulque te convertirás

December 27, 2019

Me enamoré de esta bebida en Pachuca hace cuatro años.

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Coyoacán at 6:37 p.m.

December 22, 2019

Coyoacán, donde la roca volcánica pone a la gente a bailar.

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Tags: cdmx, coyoacan, danzon, mexico, baile
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From covering local news in Connecticut to the State Department to interviewing Argentine ex-militares, my reporting fleshes out the human nuances and the systemic flaws - and possible solutions - across different contexts and places.

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Reach out to me at humbertojuarezrocha@gmail.com