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US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce president Michael Barrera

By Sylvia Maria Gross

Kansas City, MO – Michael Barrera, president and CEO of the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, speaks about helping Latino neighborhoods develop economically and socially. Born in Kansas City, he returned recently to headline the National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders National Conference.

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