A pupusa is a traditional El Salvadorian dish that comes with an important family legacy of handing down the skills and recipe to future generations. Cecilia Polanco wanted to use her family tradition of this special dish—and her mom’s amazing skills as a cook—to help others. So she started her own legacy with her food truck So Good Pupusas that awards scholarships to undocumented college students.

 

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