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Meet the Mexican Immigrant Who’s Spent Decades Preserving Dutch Culture in L.A.

Apr 23, 2026

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Meet the Mexican Immigrant Who’s Spent Decades Preserving Dutch Culture in L.A.

As Southern California’s Dutch community fades, Maria Arroyo-Cervantes has become its unlikely steward — preserving a culture that isn’t her own from behind the counter of a small grocery store.

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