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Armando Celestino walks between rows of grapevines in a Madera County vineyard. He’s handing out small zip lock bags to farm workers filled with hand sanitizer, masks and information on the COVID-19 vaccine. Celestino works with Centro Binancional, a community organization that assists those who speak, indigenous languages like Mixtec and Zapotec. When Celestino hands a bag to Bernadino Cruz, Cruz stops trimming the vines and turns to speak with him. Celestino asks Cruz a series of questions: his name, his age, what languages he speaks, is work going well? Finally, he asks Cruz if he is interested in getting the vaccine. “Well I think yes because well thank god I haven’t gotten COVID, so yes,” Cruz says. Cruz says it’s his first time being approached about the vaccine so he’s not sure what the process entails. Celestino says many farm workers don’t know what to expect. “That’s why we also ask if they’re open to attending a meeting where we can have a specialist talk to them and give
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