America Ferrera: Intimidation Is Still Too Real

Actress America Ferrera shares her experience, which has led her to take part in the America4America campaign with Voto Latino.

Actress America Ferrera says the fear of being silenced for being a Latina she experienced as a child led her to take part in the “America4America” campaign with Voto Latino.

“That moment of intimidation and fear that I experienced is still too real for so many Americans, and I can’t sit on the sidelines and watch it happen,” said Ferrera.

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