Ochoa-ville

In 1980, Simon Ochoa, his wife, Anita, and their children left California and settled in Pasco. Eventually, they could afford to rent a storefront in Pasco, and their La Chiquita store became the first Mexican-owned store in downtown Pasco. These days, downtown Pasco is full of businesses owned by and catering to Hispanics, and the Ochoas own four buildings on North 4th Street and four on Clark Street.

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Sun., March 12, 2017

Gloria Ochoa-Bruck is embraced by her father, Simon Ochoa, 66, as they stand in the store he started with his wife, Anita, 60, at right, Monday in Pasco.

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Gloria Ochoa-Bruck's father Simon Ochoa and his wife Anita started their store with just 13 dresses for toddlers like the ones seen at top on Monday, March 6, 2017, in Pasco, Wash.

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Simon Ochoa, 66, shows where his arm was caught in a machine when he worked in a wheel factory as his wife Anita, 60, looks on Monday, March 6, 2017, in Pasco, Wash.

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Gloria Ochoa-Bruck visits with her sister Ana on Monday, March 6, 2017, in Pasco, Wash.

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Gloria Ochoa-Bruck’s father Simon, 66, stands in the store he started with his wife Anita, 60, on Monday in Pasco.

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