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Tirso Yepez and Eusebia Yepez Ruiz. Chicago, Ill. 1979. Photo by Roman Yepez.

Tirso Yepez and Eusebia Yepez Ruiz. Chicago, Ill. 1979. Photo by Roman Yepez.

Tirso Yepez and three of his sons. Jose (far left), Jesus (third from left) and Roman (right). Little Village, Chicago. 1983.

Tirso Yepez and three of his sons. Jose (far left), Jesus (third from left) and Roman (right). Little Village, Chicago. 1983.

From left: Susana Yepez, Jose de Jesus Herrera, Socorro Yepez, Marilu Martinez, and Elena Herrera. Chicago lakefront.

From left: Susana Yepez, Jose de Jesus Herrera, Socorro Yepez, Marilu Martinez, and Elena Herrera. Chicago lakefront.

Eusebia Yepez Ruiz and two of her daughters, Maria Guadalupe (middle) and Hortencia (left). Little Village, Chicago. 1983.

Eusebia Yepez Ruiz and two of her daughters, Maria Guadalupe (middle) and Hortencia (left). Little Village, Chicago. 1983.

Gustavo Herrera Yepez with cousins. Little Village, Chicago. 1990.

Gustavo Herrera Yepez with cousins. Little Village, Chicago. 1990.

From left: Brothers Jesus, Faustino, Jose, and Roman Yepez. Logan Square, Chicago. 1986.

From left: Brothers Jesus, Faustino, Jose, and Roman Yepez. Logan Square, Chicago. 1986.

Arturo Yepez. Little Village, Chicago. 1985.

Arturo Yepez. Little Village, Chicago. 1985.

Sisters Maria Guadalupe Yepez (middle) and Hortencia Yepez (right) with cousin Margarita Guerrero in downtown Chicago. 1983

Sisters Maria Guadalupe Yepez (middle) and Hortencia Yepez (right) with cousin Margarita Guerrero in downtown Chicago. 1983

Maria Guadalupe Yepez (right) and cousin Margarita Guerrero. Little Village, Chicago. 1984.

Maria Guadalupe Yepez (right) and cousin Margarita Guerrero. Little Village, Chicago. 1984.

Neighbors find relief from the hot summer day in the block's fire hydrant. Little Village, Chicago. 1979.

Neighbors find relief from the hot summer day in the block's fire hydrant. Little Village, Chicago. 1979.

Maria Guadalupe Yepez (standing, right) and Hortencia Yepez with cousin Margarita Guerrero (left). Chicago. 1984.

Maria Guadalupe Yepez (standing, right) and Hortencia Yepez with cousin Margarita Guerrero (left). Chicago. 1984.

Gustavo Herrera Yepez with aunts, Lucero Herrera (left) and Socorro Herrera in front of the Art Institute of Chicago. 1991.

Gustavo Herrera Yepez with aunts, Lucero Herrera (left) and Socorro Herrera in front of the Art Institute of Chicago. 1991.

Gustavo Herrera Yepez. Little Village, Chicago. 1987.

Gustavo Herrera Yepez. Little Village, Chicago. 1987.

Tirso Yepez makes his specialty, flour tortillas. Little Village, Chicago. Photo by Gustavo Herrera Yepez. 2016.

Tirso Yepez makes his specialty, flour tortillas. Little Village, Chicago. Photo by Gustavo Herrera Yepez. 2016.

Congress Hotel in downtown Chicago. The hotel was the first employment opportunity for many arriving from La Haciendita in the 1960s. Photo by Gustavo Herrera Yepez. 2018.

Congress Hotel in downtown Chicago. The hotel was the first employment opportunity for many arriving from La Haciendita in the 1960s. Photo by Gustavo Herrera Yepez. 2018.