[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 53 (Thursday, March 24, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF NATIVO

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                            HON. JIMMY GOMEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 24, 2022

  Mr. GOMEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Nativo 
restaurant in the community of Highland Park on its one-year 
anniversary.
  Nativo first opened for business in November 2020, but temporarily 
closed its doors amid the rising COVID-19 case count. In February 2021, 
the colorful Guadalajara-inspired restaurant began to welcome guests 
again.
  Nativo has been a local, family-owned operation from day one. Gabriel 
Paredes, a Highland Park native, draws inspiration from his family 
roots in the neighborhood and Guadalajara, Jalisco. He remembers 
walking up and down York and Figueroa with his grandfather selling 
boots from a beat up old white truck. ``One of my dreams has always 
been to come back to the neighborhood that has meant so much to me,'' 
says Paredes. Corissa Hernandez, co-owner and wife, is Nativo's 
cultural liaison. ``We want to create a platform for people of color, 
for women,'' says Hernandez.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating 
Gabriel Paredes, Corissa Hernandez, and Nativo on their one-year 
anniversary. I also extend to all of them my best wishes for many more 
years of success ahead and I invite my colleagues to stop by Nativos 
the next time they're in Los Angeles.

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