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Even after Juana Watson came to Indiana from Mexico, became a professor and achieved the American dream, she dared to dream once more — that her new and old homelands might work together for the mutual benefit of their citizens.

Last week, more than 30 years after Watson arrived in Indiana from the central Mexican state of Hidalgo, the two states cemented a long-developing relationship that she helped create.

In his second season with the Lugnuts, having experienced a taste of American life, Chavez was able to help his four countrymen and teammates.

“He said, ‘It was easier, because I had English to share,’ ” said Carol Walker, Chavez’s host for the summer.

Some of them are already rich from their signing bonuses. Some are fast-rising prospects who could make millions very soon. Some are simply playing every day with the hope of following other Venezuelans’ paths to the major leagues.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Close to 20,000 Hispanics live in Fort Wayne; many are closely watching Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing.