Good morning, it’s Tuesday, July 7, and you can expect a mostly sunny day (mid 80s).
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My colleague Antonia Cereijido is a die-hard World Cup fan. Not just for the soccer, but also because it creates a “moment where people get to celebrate their diasporic identities.”
“I'm Argentinian, and the World Cup for me is so fun because the Argentinean community in the U.S. is very small — but once every four years, everyone cares about Argentina all of a sudden, because we have the best player in the world, Lionel Messi,” Antonia explained.
It can sometimes be difficult to find Argentine-American community in L.A., Antonia said. But all that changes during the World Cup, when Argentinians gather en masse in places like the San Fernando Valley’s Mercado Buenos Aires, where she watched last Friday’s game with an excited crowd.
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