Opportunity brought Ubaldo Hernández to White Salmon from Mexico City. As a young man in 1994, he came looking for a chance to improve his life. He stayed for the opportunity to improve the lives of others through promoting social justice.

When he arrived, Hernández did not speak English. He came to work on the farms. The language was a barrier to his success, so he enrolled in English classes. He wanted to improve his English and found a job washing dishes in a restaurant, which he says helped him achieve his goal to get a job at a local print shop in The Dalles.

Ubaldo Hernandez

Ubaldo at work in his studio where he records sessions in support of Spanish-speaking programs such as “Conoce Tu Columbia” or “Know Your Columbia” and “Voces del Noroeste” or “Voices from the Northwest.”