Maria Teresa Kumar on Voto Latino & The Power of the Latino Vote
About this episode
Maria Teresa Kumar discusses the importance of political engagement in the Latino community and the mission of Voto Latino.
In this episode of the Tamarindo podcast, we welcome Maria Teresa Kumar, President and Co-Founder of Voto Latino, to discuss the critical importance of political engagement within the Latino community. She shares her personal "why" for co-founding Voto Latino, a civic organization dedicated to empowering young Latinos by registering them to vote and providing them with critical information to maximize their political power. MariaTeresa is an Emmy-nominated analyst, former advisor to President Obama, a member of the National Task Force on Election Crises, and a Carnegie Corporation of New York “Great American Immigrant”.
People in this episode
Guest: Maria Teresa Kumar
Topics covered
- political engagement
- Latino community
- voting rights
- civic organization
- empowerment
Keywords
- Voto Latino
- Maria Teresa Kumar
- Latino vote
- political power
- civic engagement
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Voto Latino, National Task Force on Election Crises, Carnegie Corporation of New York
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