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humanitarian leader Spanish heritage who spent 25 years in Europe before moving to the United States eight years ago on a mission to help make things right about Hispanics - and showcase their “incredible contributions to this country”.
Born in Mexico City, Mexico, and today based in New York City, Claudia Romo Edelman founded the We Are All Human (WAAH) Foundation, which aims to “reveal, uplift, and celebrate the best of humanity,” according to the organization’s website. “We are all human beings who celebrate our differences. It is because of them, not in spite of them, that we are strong.”
Under the banner of the Spanish star, she also launches book series To Young Readers this month, in September 2022, to highlight the contributions and achievements of distinguished Hispanic Americans.
“Hispanic heroes are American heroes,” Claudia Romo Edelman told Fox News Digital in an interview this week. “Spanish values are American values - and Spanish progress is American progress.”
These include a profile Baseball player Roberto Clemente in the Hall of Fame, as well as Celia Cruz, born in Cuba and one of the most famous Latin artists of the 20th century; She was known as the “Queen of Salsa”. Roaring Brook Press of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group publishes the autobiographical series.
Claudia Romo Edelman is the creative entrepreneur behind the new book series under the Spanish superstar banner. And it will begin publishing Outstanding Latino CVs for young readers this month.
(Claudia Romo Edelman)
She has more than 25 years of experience leading marketing and advocacy for global organizations such as the United Nations, UNICEF, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the World Economic Forum.
She’s launched hundreds of successful campaigns and initiatives - but for now she’s focusing on what’s close to home.
“I’ve lived my life as a happy Mexican for the past 25 years in Europe,” she said. “And when I moved here to the States eight years ago, I started hearing terms like ‘Hispanic’ in reference to myself and many others. I thought, ‘What is that name?’ What is this group? ”
“We’re not takers. We’re makers. And that’s my goal - to set the record straight and showcase the incredible contributions of Latinos to the country.”
“Once I started looking at the data, I knew I had really come to the right place,” she added, referring to the many millions of Hispanic Americans.
She told Fox News Digital that she quickly realized this was similar to a reverse marketing problem. People don’t realize how much we contribute to the country.
The biographies of Roberto Clemente and Celia Cruz are among the offerings of the Hispanic Star Books series for young readers in the United States
(Claudia Romo Edelman/Roring Brook Press)
Of those Hispanics, Edelman said, “We’re not takers. We’re makers. And that’s my goal — to set the record straight and showcase the incredible contributions of Latinos to the country.”
She also said, “From the beginning, I saw that, As a Latina mother to Latino childrenI had to introduce a sense of pride in my children—because I started looking around, and I saw that people my age were hiding their Latin heritage. They were suppressing themselves because there was a feeling that it was a negative, not a positive, thing to be Hispanic in this country — in order to make it work and have success.”
Claudia Edelman during a speech on the numbers and impact of Hispanics across the USA.
(Claudia Romo Edelman)
Thus, she said, she felt education was necessary — as well as “pride, unity, and understanding.”
She said not only for children. “This is important for all people, adults as well, to have empathy for others and towards all people, and to grow a sense of togetherness.”
“These children’s books have been in the works” for a very long time, she said.
This would be “a collection of books to give as gifts to children, schools, and libraries, ideally giving every Latino child access to their heroes.”
“I love going through all the Latin champions we have in every industry,” she said, referring to her future hopes for a Hispanic star.
Claudia Romo Edelman on stage during a presentation. “What really unites us all is our desire to move forward in America,” she told Fox News Digital.
(Claudia Romo Edelman)
“Right now, we release six primary books, two quarterly, in two languages” — and then, ideally, she said, expand the program from there.
“So by the end of next year there will be a packed collection—a collection of books to give as gifts to children, schools, and libraries—perfectly giving every Latino child access to their heroes.”
Spanish Heritage Month begins on September 15 and runs until October 15.
“What’s really clear is that what unites us all, what unites all 62 million Hispanic Americans — we’re all Hispanic or Hispanic or Latino, and whatever you call us, we don’t care — it’s not the language, nor the country of origin,” she said. Nor the generation we are, and nothing like that. No, what really unites us all is our desire to advance in America.”
“It’s our desire to realize the American dream,” she said. “So it is very important to make sure that children are provided with role models and heroes who show an arc American dream. “
Hispanic Heritage Month begins September 15 and runs through October 15 - and there will be a number of activities you’ll be involved in during this time, as well as spearheading the launch of the Hispanic Star book series.
Claudia Edelman noted that Hispanics are “one of the fastest growing demographics in the country”.
Anyone can learn more about his organization and the new book series by going to hispanicstar.org.