The importance of imparting our own stories to the next generation – #TXLatinoBlog Hop
My parents made the choice to raise us here. Here […]
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Ask Juan: Is It Possible To Speak Spanish Quietly?
So the other day I just happened to overhear this […]
Read moreFor Hispanic Heritage Month, StoryCorps Introduces The Story Of ‘Facundo The Great’
I really enjoyed this animated short by StoryCorps. It’s called […]
Read morePan-Tuflas: Comfort Shoes
Pantufla – zapatilla sin orejas ni talón para andar por […]
Read moreAsk Juan: How to tell if you’re at a Pachanga?
It should be pretty simple to tell. I mean you […]
Read moreMiracle in Edingburg, Texas
Whether it had been a particularly difficult year only my […]
Read moreAsk Juan: Why are all Latinas on Spanish-language television so “HOT”?
There’s a reason my television at the office is never […]
Read moreAsk Juan: What is it with all of that hot sauce?
Anywhere I eat, no matter where it is, whenever I […]
Read moreNo Estamos En México, Pero…
We sure like to make it look like we are. […]
Read moreDe Paisano a Paisano: Una Calavera – Day of The Dead
So today my good friend Sue Valencia dedicated a special […]
Read moreThe Immigrant Advantage: An Inspirational Slice of American Culture -Book Review
A couple months ago I got the email. It was […]
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 moreRata De Dos Patas, And Other Scorned Love Worthy Songs
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Para […]
Read more“Mojado” – The Word We Were Supposed To Be Ashamed Of
Ustedes no son mojados, my parents would say – as […]
Read moreThe Harvest / La Cosecha: U.S. Child Migrant Farm Workers
There are some things you just can’t deny, and one’s […]
Read moreLos Castigos De Nuestros Padres
It’s no secret that our parents (Latino moms and dads) […]
Read morePomp and Circumstance: The Day our Dog knocked us back down into Reality
We had never lived in a neighborhood like this one […]
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