Boyle Heights—As a teacher, Emigdio “Milo” Berumen holds an uncommon role; he’s one of the few men working in early childhood education.
Berumen, 60, teaches transitional kindergarten at 2nd Street Elementary in Boyle Heights, helping 4-year-olds to develop the skills they will need when they reach kindergarten.
“I go to conferences and presentations … and I can count four or five of us,” Berumen said of the male, early-childhood teachers…