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Life After Amnesty
It was 1980 when Virginia Robledo, left her five children with her parents and headed to the border without telling anyone. She left for…
Vanessa Martin Del Campo
May 16, 2022
Discovering my Panamanian Grandfather, my Best Friend
Discovering my Panamanian Grandfather, my Best Friend
At the age of 20, I met my grandfather. I had been staying at my aunt’s house in Riverside as I sometimes do. I woke up thinking about how…
Paige Jones
May 15, 2022
They All Wore Blue on her Wedding Day
They All Wore Blue on her Wedding Day
On my mother’s wedding day, the three women from my father’s family who were her bridesmaids all wore blue.
Mariana Montoya
May 13, 2022
Doing It All for Us: Why my Azorean grandparents moved to the Central Valley
Doing It All for Us: Why my Azorean grandparents moved to the Central Valley
Joe and Delia Da Rocha are are taking back the things they sacrificed when they moved to the United States almost 50 years ago.
Grace Da Rocha
May 12, 2022
Behind Enemy Lines: A Great Migration in Times of War
Behind Enemy Lines: A Great Migration in Times of War
Introduction
Brandon Lopez
May 12, 2022
From The Fields of Zacatecas to the Hills of West LA
From The Fields of Zacatecas to the Hills of West LA
On a hot summer day in July of 1968, a pickup truck made its way through the mountains and into the desert. There were two men sitting in…
Arianna Delgado
May 12, 2022
The mother I met at 9
The mother I met at 9
As I was walking to board the plane by myself, I looked back at my family and I saw my dad’s cheeks flushed as he was trying to hold his…
Graciela Colorado
May 12, 2022
My Father’s First-Generation Fairy Tale
My Father’s First-Generation Fairy Tale
About a week before my father passed away, he asked me to read the assignment I was working on while spending time with him in the…
Audrie Gomez
May 12, 2022
Learning to Speak to My Grandparents
Learning to Speak to My Grandparents
I loved those days as a kid when I would be greeted by the smell of enchiladas, beans, and rice after the four-hour drive through the…
M. Isaac Medina
May 12, 2022
Navigating Identity in a New Country: A Tale of Three Sisters
Navigating Identity in a New Country: A Tale of Three Sisters
The first thing that pops into my mind was when our Mom and Dad took us to In and Out. Yeah, that was something new for us and seeing a lot
Genrich Criste
May 4, 2022
An Easter Migration
An Easter Migration
El Dorado, Arkansas is a small town with dirt roads and fast-traveling gossip. Long Beach, California is a bustling tourist attraction and…
Ivy Jenkins
Apr 27, 2022
Goodbye Land of Enchantment I’m Moving to Denver
Goodbye Land of Enchantment I’m Moving to Denver
It’s the mid-90s in Denver Colorado and the $4.9 billion airport was waiting to open. My grandparents just landed a contract with them.
Jessica Harper
Apr 27, 2022
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