The University of Delaware’s National Agenda 2017 speaker series concluded on November 15 with a conversation about cultural divides with Los Angeles-based comedian and writer Chris Garcia. A son of Cuban refugees, Garcia said that his cultural heritage and his respect for his family shape his identity and connect him to his community. Garcia shared his family's story of surviving Fidel Castro's Communist regime and then settling in California. Chris cut his comedy teeth in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he was named “A Comic To Watch” by the Mercury News in San Jose, California, “One of the 7 Funniest People in San Francisco” by 7×7 Magazine, and a "Rising Comedic Star” by the SF Weekly.