▁fac ulty ▁Category : S war th more ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : Y ale ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : 1 9 4 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁M irth a ▁Col ón ▁( born ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁is ▁a ▁H ond ur an - born ▁Gar if una ▁activ ist ▁and ▁social ▁worker ▁who ▁ass ists ▁Car ib bean ▁migr ants ▁in ▁The ▁Bron x ▁and ▁travel s ▁widely ▁supporting ▁the ▁issues ▁of ▁H IV ▁prevent ion , ▁sex ▁education ▁and ▁cultural ▁pres ervation . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁for ▁her ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁African ▁di as por a ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁M irth a ▁Col ón ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁in ▁Tru j illo ▁on ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁coast ▁in ▁the ▁Col ón ▁Department ▁of ▁H ond uras . ▁She ▁is ▁of ▁Gar if una ▁her itage . ▁With ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁older ▁sister , ▁Col ón ▁moved ▁often ▁in ▁her ▁youth , ▁travel ing ▁between ▁urban ▁cent ers ▁along ▁the ▁coast al ▁region ▁of ▁H ond uras ▁living ▁in ▁cities ▁such ▁as ▁La ▁Ce iba ▁and ▁San ▁Pedro ▁S ula . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Col ón ' s ▁oldest ▁sister ▁moved ▁to ▁The ▁Bron x , ▁where ▁a ▁large ▁exp atri ate ▁community