Photo by Masaaki Harada

Some Latino leaders in the community include Linda Lares, Community Action Agency (top row); Griselda Root, Interpreter Services (middle row); and Jose R.

Tuesday, January 08, 2002

Some Latino leaders in the community include Linda Lares, Community Action Agency (top row); Griselda Root, Interpreter Services (middle row); and Jose R. Duenes, Freeborn County Chemical Dependency Center (bottom row). A Mankato State University study says Albert Lea has the fifth-largest number of Latinos in Minnesota outside the Twin Cities. The report emphasizes the importance of leadership to help new immigrants to settle down in the community.