(Photo: Carol Spagnuola/Citizen Times) She spends most days tending a small Latin American grocery in West Asheville, warmly greeting shoppers and curious passersby.For Conchi Molina, a friendly woman in her late 30s who immigrated with her two children to the United States from Central America not long ago, working as a store clerk represents more than just a job.“In the store,” she said, “you are like a friend to all people.”The unassuming grocery, La Catrachita — a Honduran word referring to people from that country — has remained in . . .
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