“Women are only good for cleaning, cooking, and sex,” said Luis Angel explaining why he didn’t identify with his Romani heritage. A 19-year-old boy, with one too many tattoos and long-lasting aroma of Axe, told the story of the disconnect he has with part of his identity and why he refuses to be associated with…
This I Believe
“The government of the United States should appreciate what the immigrants offer to this country, and they should support immigrants instead of deporting them,” were the words of nine-year-old Manuela at the Irish and Latino Catholics march for immigrant rights. At a young age I, Manuela Baez was told that I was not allowed to…
Abuelito
“Mami, tu abuelito Pacho fallecio”, those were the last words I heard my dad say before my world turned upside down… Just like that the comedian I had as a grandfather was gone. Gone and never coming back. Just like that, the man that we all loved and cared for wasn’t going to be there…
She
She walks around with her head held high, in hopes that others will smile back at her. She walks around with her head held high, in hopes that others will see a confident woman. She walks around with her head held high, in hopes that others will see her as a dedicated student, a loving…
The Journey Begins
HOW ARE YOU SO HAPPY? The thing is people tend to think you need others in order to find love and happiness, little do they know that..that “love and happiness” they’re looking for within others lie within them and well… once you discover it, there’s no better feeling in this world💛 I get a call…
Colombiana 