Finding Refuge
Finding Refuge
By Agnes Masnik– Gloria Campos and her three-month-old son were the last members of her family to board the last Red Cross plane out of Nicaragua during the revolutionary war in July 1979. Campos, then 21, was the daughter of a high-ranking government official, who also owned...
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Lessons from my grandmothers – Part Two
Lessons from my grandmothers – Par
By Juanita Santiago – Then I discovered the other half of my heritage. At 15, I found my long-lost Grandma Juanita, papi’s mom. She represented all I thought I wanted to be and I inherited her name. Initially, I was magnetically drawn to her — Grandma Juanita was...
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Lessons from my grandmothers – Part One
Lessons from my grandmothers – Par
By Juanita Santiago – Wela, my great-grandmother, is still in the cocina infusing the smell of rice and beans into my hair and clothes. For years, I’ve watched the heat in the kitchen paint her face like a tomato and the steam from the pot of rice fog her 1980’s glasses...
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Why I Didn’t Vote
Why I Didn’t Vote
By Bertha Serrano – Columbia Chronicle Assistant A&C Editor – While many people in this country cast their votes on Election Day, I was part of the percentage who didn’t. Now before you call me unpatriotic, I think I have a pretty good reason. In fact, I have...
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