{"id":11779,"date":"2021-10-14T17:48:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T17:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/louisiana\/?p=11779"},"modified":"2021-10-14T18:57:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T18:57:58","slug":"ispanic-heritage-month-stories-of-hospitality-resilience-and-activism-a-fireside-chat-with-chefs-paola-velez-and-cesar-zapata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/louisiana\/2021\/10\/14\/ispanic-heritage-month-stories-of-hospitality-resilience-and-activism-a-fireside-chat-with-chefs-paola-velez-and-cesar-zapata\/","title":{"rendered":"Hispanic Heritage Month: Stories of Hospitality, Resilience and Activism. 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