Cited from Betty Suarez's resume, from BettySuarez.com. Note that this can be perceived as a slight error in continuity since the cover article date suggests a monthly, while the publication is described as weekly.
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Hirshon, Nicholas. "'Neighborhoods of Queens' writer was raised on the topic", New York Daily News, December 4, 2007. Accessed May 28, 2009. "Copquin, 46, was born in Argentina but grew up in Jackson Heights, now best known as the home of fictional heroine Betty Suarez from the hit ABC comedy 'Ugly Betty'."