A Few Words On Gratitude
No hay que ser malagradecidos. If there was one thing […]
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Ask Juan: What is it with all of that hot sauce?
Anywhere I eat, no matter where it is, whenever I […]
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Hombre fuerte, sexo fuerte… hay que equivocado estas. ¿Por qué? […]
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For the first part of my life we didn’t celebrate […]
Read moreNo Estamos En México, Pero…
We sure like to make it look like we are. […]
Read moreHasta En Las Mejores Familias
There was a television show by that same name that […]
Read moreLATISM, Dolores Huerta, and Your Love – Thank You!
I’m sitting on the plane right now, exhausted, con los […]
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You know it’s a party when the piñata gets thrown […]
Read moreHome Is Where The Heart Is
There’s something about visiting one’s parents that always makes us […]
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Drum roll please! First and foremost let me say a […]
Read moreDe Paisano a Paisano: Una Calavera – Day of The Dead
So today my good friend Sue Valencia dedicated a special […]
Read more¡Bienvenidos a Mi Cerritos, San Luis Potosi, México!
Today’s post is a very special one for me! My […]
Read moreThe Immigrant Advantage: An Inspirational Slice of American Culture -Book Review
A couple months ago I got the email. It was […]
Read moreMy Almost Big Fat Mexican Wedding…
We never actually had a wedding. We sort of talked […]
Read moreBurla: The Act of Laughing at Oneself… and Others
There’s a time to play. And there’s a time to […]
Read moreGrowing Up, Growing Old, and Holding On to the ‘Niño Terco’
Get up. Get ready. And go. That’s the way we […]
Read moreJust Another Manic Monday…
What do you do when you wake up on the […]
Read moreFather to Son: A Birthday Wish for Today …and Tomorrow
Today Edgar is nine! One year away from 10 and […]
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