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By Ebony Flake ·Updated April 8, 2024

In the working-class neighborhood of East Palo Alto, before Silicon Valley’s rise, my grandparents epitomized an era when jobs offered long-term security. After retiring from the military, my grandpa went to work for Hewlett-Packard, and my grandma served as assistant

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