Comments on: For my grandmother: A Los Angeles story

By: Xochitl-Julisa

Xochitl-Julisa — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:25:42 +0000

Thank you so much for reading, and for your kind words.

By: Melissa Chadburn

Melissa Chadburn — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:14:05 +0000

So touching, warms my heart on a monday morning. Reminds me of my summers with my filipina Lola she would take me to church everyday. When she grew senile she would wake up in the middle of the night and drive to church because it was so hard wired in her routine. There’s something about winter and cake walks and prayers and candles and worship and sacrifice that makes me very nostalgic.I can taste your story

By: matthew

matthew — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:41:56 +0000

What a touching and insightful story! Makes me want to fly through my Midwest experience in search of candid family memories. I only hope that I could do them half the justice that you did with your family in LA. Thank you for the motivational writing.

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:16:45 +0000

Lovely post and great pictures

By: tisha

tisha — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:34:10 +0000

Xochitl makes me feel like I am part of her family. On a rainy day, her lyrical prose warms me; she inspires me to document my family history too.

By: Xochitl-Julisa

Xochitl-Julisa — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:26:57 +0000

Hi Celina! My family’s name is Bermejo. What years were your grandmother and mother there? Perhaps my family knew them.

By: Celina

Celina — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:39:08 +0000

Xoxhitl–This was lovely. I was especially connected to it because my grandmother and mother lived in Teocaltiche many years before coming to Los Angeles (where I’m from). They are originally from Nochistlan.

Do you know the names of your family in Teocaltiche?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:18:18 +0000

This was a really touching piece Xoxhitl….

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:16:08 +0000

This is a lovely piece. Thank you for sharing some of your family’s stories. Would love to read more of them!

By: Imelda Bermejo

Imelda Bermejo — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:34:39 +0000

I am the mother of a great daugther, writer, poet, teacher. She has always written with her heart and it always comes through. The family is very proud of my “Baby” who has grown to be a beautiful woman.