{"id":30032,"date":"2025-04-22T15:25:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T20:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/?p=30032"},"modified":"2026-09-25T18:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T23:55:07","slug":"hands-that-feed-iowa-farm-worker-of-the-year-gives-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/hands-that-feed-iowa-farm-worker-of-the-year-gives-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Manos que alimentan a Iowa: trabajador agr\u00edcola del a\u00f1o devuelve a su comunidad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"holaa-2764331988\" class=\"holaa-before-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/hyveetix.evenue.net\/events\/RBC\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"262408950-R148-Des-Moines_Spurrier-Static_Assets_Presale-540&#215;144\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/262408950-R148-Des-Moines_Spurrier-Static_Assets_Presale-540x144-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/262408950-R148-Des-Moines_Spurrier-Static_Assets_Presale-540x144-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/262408950-R148-Des-Moines_Spurrier-Static_Assets_Presale-540x144-1-300x80.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" width=\"540\" height=\"144\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/><h2>Jos\u00e9 Jes\u00fas Hern\u00e1ndez construy\u00f3 una vida en Iowa tras d\u00e9cadas de trabajo agr\u00edcola. Reconocido por Proteus, ahora devuelve apoyo a la misma comunidad que ayud\u00f3 a su familia.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Por Christina Fern\u00e1ndez-Morrow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nota de la redacci\u00f3n \u2014 Actualizada el 25 de septiembre de 2026:<\/strong> Proteus Inc. contin\u00faa ofreciendo servicios a trabajadores agr\u00edcolas y sus familias en Iowa, Indiana y Nebraska, incluidos atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica accesible, apoyo educativo y capacitaci\u00f3n laboral. La organizaci\u00f3n reconoci\u00f3 a Jos\u00e9 Jes\u00fas Hern\u00e1ndez como uno de sus Farmworkers of the Year de 2024. Su <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proteusinc.net\/what-we-do\/programs\/food-security-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food Security Program<\/a> report\u00f3 haber atendido a 859 hogares en 2025.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"holaa-3484191953\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles-2 holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/content\/get-tickets\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HolaIowa-Sept2026[47]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HolaIowa-Sept202647-e1790890633343.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"500\" height=\"245\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p>Al amanecer de un fr\u00edo d\u00eda de oto\u00f1o, Jos\u00e9 Jes\u00fas Hern\u00e1ndez estira los brazos entre ramas y hojas, tira suavemente de una manzana Honeycrisp y la agrega a las miles que pronto alimentar\u00e1n a habitantes de Iowa. Sus movimientos son precisos, perfeccionados durante m\u00e1s de dos d\u00e9cadas en el huerto. Horas despu\u00e9s, sus manos \u00e1speras y callosas, marcadas por toda una vida cosechando frutas y verduras, sostienen con delicadeza un premio de vidrio que lo reconoce como trabajador agr\u00edcola del a\u00f1o de Proteus Inc., mientras las c\u00e1maras captan uno de esos raros momentos en los que este humilde residente de Iowa no est\u00e1 ocupado alimentando a su comunidad. Su recorrido, de trabajador temporal a agricultor reconocido, refleja el de muchos inmigrantes que forman parte esencial de la agricultura estadounidense. Su historia, acompa\u00f1ada por organizaciones sin fines de lucro como <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proteusinc.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Proteus Inc.<\/a>, muestra c\u00f3mo el acceso a servicios de salud y recursos espec\u00edficos puede transformar vidas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30045\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30045\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30045\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Watermark_20250422_100851_107-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jos\u00e9 Jes\u00fas Hern\u00e1ndez con su reconocimiento de Proteus como trabajador agr\u00edcola del a\u00f1o\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jos\u00e9 Jes\u00fas Hern\u00e1ndez con su reconocimiento como trabajador agr\u00edcola del a\u00f1o de Proteus Inc.<br \/>Foto de Tar Macias \/ Hola Iowa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Desde 1979, Proteus Inc. ha ayudado a trabajadores agr\u00edcolas de Iowa, Indiana y Nebraska a acceder a servicios que han contribuido a mejorar su salud, continuar sus estudios y recibir apoyo laboral dentro y fuera de la agricultura. Sus cl\u00ednicas de bajo costo atienden a trabajadores agr\u00edcolas sin seguro m\u00e9dico como Hern\u00e1ndez, quien atribuye a la organizaci\u00f3n el apoyo para controlar su colesterol alto cuando un seguro privado le costaba $450 por cheque de pago.<\/p>\n<p>Hern\u00e1ndez creci\u00f3 en una pobreza tan severa que ten\u00eda miedo de so\u00f1ar. Lo \u00fanico que quer\u00eda era tener trabajo durante todo el a\u00f1o para alimentar a su familia. Comenz\u00f3 a viajar a Estados Unidos a los 18 a\u00f1os para sembrar y cosechar en campos de California y Nebraska, antes de regresar a M\u00e9xico con sus ganancias. Durante a\u00f1os, Hern\u00e1ndez despertaba antes de que saliera el sol en una habitaci\u00f3n peque\u00f1a que compart\u00eda con otros trabajadores temporales, pensando en el dinero que enviar\u00eda a casa esa semana. A los 21 a\u00f1os se mud\u00f3 a Iowa y se permiti\u00f3 so\u00f1ar no solo con alimentar a su familia, sino con construir una nueva vida con oportunidades que antes estaban fuera de su alcance. \u201cTen\u00eda que ser valiente y concentrarme en mi misi\u00f3n de ayudar a mis hijos y a mi esposa, que estaban del otro lado de la frontera\u201d, recuerda Hern\u00e1ndez sobre los a\u00f1os en que iba y ven\u00eda entre los dos pa\u00edses. \u201cVi oportunidades en Iowa que no hab\u00eda visto en los otros estados. Tambi\u00e9n era una oportunidad para desarrollar mis habilidades personales. Pod\u00eda concentrarme en salir adelante, superar el miedo de no conocer el idioma y enfrentar la discriminaci\u00f3n, sabiendo al mismo tiempo que nadie me iba a regalar nada\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mientras aprend\u00eda ingl\u00e9s y se adaptaba a nuevas costumbres, Hern\u00e1ndez trabaj\u00f3 en varios empleos para pagar la colegiatura de su hija en Iowa State University. Uno de ellos fue en Center Grove Orchard, antes de que se convirtiera en la atracci\u00f3n familiar de oto\u00f1o que es hoy. Conoci\u00f3 Proteus Inc. cuando decidi\u00f3 trabajar de tiempo completo en el huerto. \u201cCuando trabajaba para una empresa de serigraf\u00eda en Ames ten\u00eda seguro m\u00e9dico. Pero el seguro de salud es muy caro para los trabajadores agr\u00edcolas; yo no pod\u00eda pagarlo\u201d. Una amiga de su hija se encontraba en una situaci\u00f3n similar y le habl\u00f3 de la cl\u00ednica de bajo costo de Proteus Inc. en Des Moines. \u201cTodav\u00eda utilizo sus cl\u00ednicas\u201d, dice Hern\u00e1ndez. \u201cVoy a mis ex\u00e1menes f\u00edsicos y para controlar mi colesterol\u201d.<\/p><div id=\"holaa-1891160130\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/hyveetix.evenue.net\/events\/RBC\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"262408950-R148-Des-Moines_Spurrier-Static_Assets_Presale-2000&#215;2000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/262408950-R148-Des-Moines_Spurrier-Static_Assets_Presale-2000x2000-1-e1790092045119.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p>Con los hombros adoloridos despu\u00e9s de reparar cercas de alambre y con el aroma de las flores de manzano impregnado en la ropa tras llenar cajas con fruta de los 50,000 \u00e1rboles del huerto, Hern\u00e1ndez todav\u00eda encuentra energ\u00eda para cuidar su jard\u00edn personal. \u00c9l y su esposa donan regularmente el excedente de sus cosechas al programa de seguridad alimentaria de Proteus Inc., que brinda alimentos a m\u00e1s de 750 familias que, como alguna vez la suya, enfrentan inseguridad alimentaria. Hern\u00e1ndez agradece poder devolver algo a la comunidad. \u201cYo quer\u00eda cultivar mis propios vegetales en M\u00e9xico, pero no ten\u00edamos suficiente dinero ni siquiera para comprar semillas, mucho menos para todo lo dem\u00e1s que se necesita para cultivarlos. Estoy agradecido de tener la oportunidad de cosechar m\u00e1s de lo que necesitamos\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Lluvia, aguanieve, nieve, viento, granizo o cualquier otro extremo que presente el clima de Iowa: Hern\u00e1ndez y otros trabajadores agr\u00edcolas est\u00e1n en los campos y huertos asegur\u00e1ndose de que los habitantes del estado tengan alimentos nutritivos. Hern\u00e1ndez se siente orgulloso de lo que producen sus manos y de que sus hijos tengan oportunidades con las que \u00e9l nunca pudo so\u00f1ar. Su hija, Mayra, contin\u00faa el legado de alimentaci\u00f3n de su padre como nutricionista en Kansas City, mientras que su hijo, que lleva su mismo nombre, se qued\u00f3 m\u00e1s cerca de casa y dirige un equipo para una empresa en Nevada. Hern\u00e1ndez espera que su mensaje de trabajar duro y so\u00f1ar en grande pase de sus hijos a sus nietos. \u201cLes dije a mis hijos que hicieran algo mejor que su pap\u00e1, pero que cuidaran de los dem\u00e1s y no olvidaran de d\u00f3nde venimos\u201d.<\/p><div id=\"holaa-3896500738\" class=\"holaa-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/hyveetix.evenue.net\/events\/RBC\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"262408950-R148-Des-Moines_Spurrier-Static_Assets_Presale-2000&#215;2000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/262408950-R148-Des-Moines_Spurrier-Static_Assets_Presale-2000x2000-1-e1790092045119.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Alg\u00fan d\u00eda, Hern\u00e1ndez espera jubilarse en su propia granja en Michoac\u00e1n, M\u00e9xico, donde su esposa pueda cuidar un peque\u00f1o jard\u00edn, gallinas y vacas. Por ahora, contin\u00faa trabajando la tierra de Iowa, haciendo con las semillas algo que alguna vez le pareci\u00f3 tan imposible como sus sue\u00f1os. \u201cLes digo a los trabajadores j\u00f3venes que me recuerdan a m\u00ed mismo: no tengan miedo, incluso hoy, cuando las cosas parecen dar miedo con el gobierno. Somos excelentes trabajadores. Podemos alcanzar nuestras metas. No aguanten el dolor de una hernia o una \u00falcera solo porque la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica es demasiado cara; puede llevar a la muerte. Hay cl\u00ednicas gratuitas y de bajo costo que pueden ayudar. Les pido que busquen la ayuda que necesitan\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Cuando Hern\u00e1ndez se detiene a observar a los visitantes de Center Grove Orchard morder con emoci\u00f3n una manzana que \u00e9l cosech\u00f3 o escoger las calabazas que sembr\u00f3, disfruta la alegr\u00eda que otros encuentran en el trabajo de sus manos. Es un orgullo que espera que sus nietos reconozcan no por trabajar en los campos, sino en los t\u00edtulos universitarios y las mesas llenas que su trabajo ayud\u00f3 a hacer posibles.<\/p><div id=\"holaa-2830894167\" class=\"holaa-content_2 holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/content\/get-tickets\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HolaIowa-Sept2026[47]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HolaIowa-Sept202647-e1790890633343.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"500\" height=\"245\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Relacionado:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/dangerous-humid-heat-is-rising-in-the-midwest-for-farmworkers\/\">El calor h\u00famedo peligroso aumenta en el Midwest y pone en riesgo a trabajadores agr\u00edcolas<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Mantente al tanto de las historias que importan: visita <a href=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/\">HolaAmericaNews.com<\/a> para consultar las \u00faltimas noticias, cultura y actualizaciones de la comunidad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"holaa-2386285970\" class=\"holaa-after-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/content\/get-tickets\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HolaIowa-Sept2026[47]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HolaIowa-Sept202647-e1790890633343.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"500\" height=\"245\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jos\u00e9 Jes\u00fas Hern\u00e1ndez construy\u00f3 una vida en Iowa tras d\u00e9cadas de trabajo agr\u00edcola. 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