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This #nextgenradio project is created with partner station WHYY Philadelphia, where five talented student journalists are participating in a week-long state-of-the-art training program.<\/span><\/p>\n In this project, five immigrants talk about how their first days in America shaped their lives today.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.6″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|9px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”27px|0px|50px|0px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off%22%22″ admin_label=”Explainer Text: ADD YOUR VIDEO TEASER TEXT HERE” _builder_version=”3.6″ text_font=”Roboto||on||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.9em”]Nichole Currie reports from Tequilas, a Mexican restaurant owned by David Suro-Pi\u00f1era on Locust Street in Downtown Philadelphia. Suro-Pi\u00f1era arrived in America more than 30 years ago and has since become an ambassador for Mexican culture and tequila.\u00a0<\/span> Suro-Pi\u00f1era was displeased with America\u2019s negative view of Mexican food and spirits when he moved to the United States. The Guadalajara native accepted the challenge to convince Americans to take a second look at his culture. He is now an ambassador for the traditional tequila-making culture.<\/span><\/p>\n Suro-Pi\u00f1era arrived in the U.S. more than 30 years ago on a spousal visa. He came to Philadelphia to be with his Italian-American wife and raise their son. To support his new family, Suro-Pi\u00f1era began working in the restaurant industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In time, Suro-Pinera impressed his supervisor with his work ethic, who asked if the young immigrant was interested in taking over the restaurant. Although Suro-Pi\u00f1era had plans to move back to Mexico, he accepted the offer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Suro-Pi\u00f1era borrowed money from his father-in-law and took over the lease. He renamed the restaurant\u00a0 Tequilas and specialized in Mexican cuisine and agave spirits. At first, he said, residents of Center City were skeptical of the restaurant’s name.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPeople thought [it] was a cheap restaurant,\u201d Suro-Pi\u00f1era said. \u201cSomething that did not deserve a visit or to even explore\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n According to Suro-Pi\u00f1era, The Hollywood movie industry imposed a negative image of tequila and Mexican culture. In the 1950s, for example, beloved Mexican actors such as Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete fought and cried after drinking tequila straight from the bottle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Suro-Pi\u00f1era said those images misconstrued America\u2019s view of tequila.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I noticed how bad the image was,\u201d Suro-Pinera said, \u201cit was personal for me because tequila is part of who I am.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n At age 17, Suro-Pi\u00f1era visited his first distillery in Mexico. Fields of spiky green agave plants surrounded the grounds. He was immediately captivated by the landscape as he walked with the agave farmers and learned their names and stories. The farmers sold their own tequila to the locals, and Suro-Pinera admired their freedom. He hoped to be involved with the agave and tequila culture one day.<\/span><\/p>\n In 2005 Suro-Pi\u00f1era created Siembra Azul, a tequila brand made with 100% agave. Additionally, he founded the Tequila Interchange Project (TIP), a nonprofit organization and consumer advocacy group for agave distilled spirits. While there is still more work to be done, Suro-Pi\u00f1era said tequila is gaining respect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Suro-Pi\u00f1era said Tequilas\u2019 clientele is diverse and consumers have been open to learning his culture for the past 30 years.\u00a0 But he\u2019s noticed changes since the election of President Donald Trump.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe political climate we are experiencing right now…is concerning,\u201d Suro-Pi\u00f1era said. \u201cPeople left notes attached to our windows asking us to leave. That\u2019s never happened in 30 years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Suro-Pi\u00f1era hopes this is only a hiccup in the nation\u2019s history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m openly optimistic that this is like touching bottom,\u201d Suro-Pi\u00f1era said. \u201cI don\u2019t see us getting any worse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Amid the political climate, Suro-Pi\u00f1era said he is proud to be part of America and believes Philadelphia is a progressive city that does not mirror the values of the current administration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He said it took him 35 years to assimilate and be comfortable in his own skin.\u00a0<\/span> NICHOLE CURRIE \/ NEXTGENRADIO<\/small> NICHOLE CURRIE\/ NEXTGENRADIO<\/small> NICHOLE CURRIE \/ NEXTGENRADIO<\/small> “Tequila is a place, tequila is people, tequila is ecosystems, tequila is our landscapes. 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\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/whyy2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2019\/06\/Nichole-8-edit.jpg” show_bottom_space=”off” admin_label=”Image: ADD A PHOTO HERE” _builder_version=”3.6″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”CAPTION TEXT GOES HERE” _builder_version=”3.6″]David Suro-Pi\u00f1era is an ambassador for Mexican agave spirits.<\/p>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/whyy2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2019\/06\/Nichole-6-edit.jpg” show_bottom_space=”off” admin_label=”Image: ADD A PHOTO HERE” _builder_version=”3.6″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”CAPTION TEXT GOES HERE” _builder_version=”3.6″]Tequilas restaurant displays an old photograph of David Suro-Pi\u00f1era at an agave distillery.<\/p>\n
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