Product of the ABC School District
Product of the ABC School District
By Sandra Lopez– Today, I discovered that I am a “product of the ABC School District.” If you are not familiar with the schools that are a part of the ABC School District, then let me help you out: Ferguson, Melbourne, Tetzlaff, and Cerritos–all schools that...
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Lesson gem: “Embarrassed” v. “Embarazada”
Lesson gem: “Embarrassed” v.
By Carolina Sanchez– Don’t you just love it when someone tells you (usually a language instructor) how much you already know of the particular language you are trying so desperately  to learn?…….So here is me: “Really? I was not aware that I already ...
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The disappearing face
The disappearing face
By  “Unknown Mami”– Mami y yoMy mother’s face has always been beautiful, not just to me. She has always been the kind of beautiful that people notice, the kind of beautiful that opens doors, the kind of beautiful that you can trade on, but to me that beautiful...
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Puerto Rican cultural identity-Speaking “bilingual”
Puerto Rican cultural identity-Speaking
By Judy Mercado– The language purists among you may not want to read further as you might be scandalized. I am proposing that for those of us who are bilingual, speaking in both languages within the same conversation is not only acceptable but also may be the most optimal way...
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For my grandmother: A Los Angeles story
For my grandmother: A Los Angeles story
By Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo– In my search and thirst for the past, for the faces of our history, I have forgotten the faces that brought me to the subject of immigration in the first place. I forget that the story isn’t always something out there in the world, but something...
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