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Monthly Archives: July 2016
My nightmares
LISTENING TO young Karla Ortíz addressing the DNC, talking about her fears that any day her immigrant parents might be deported, brought back some painful memories from my childhood. I had those fears. Not every day, but there were enough of … Continue reading
On languages, culture and civilization – and a genuine apology
THE CLAIM BY Iowa GOP Congressman Stephen King the other day that white people – or people from the United States and Western Europe – are the only ones who have made a contribution to civilization reminds me of a … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, foreign languages, Houston, Houston Post, Judge Woodrow Seals, literature, Spanish
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Once a migrant worker …
THE GREAT López-Palomo Family Reunion is now history. I am sorry that circumstances prevented my sister Mariana, and others, from attending. The gathering was a huge success but it would have been so much better to have them there among the … Continue reading
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Tagged family, family reunions, family tree, farm workers, farmworkers, genealogy, migrant farmworkers, migrant life
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How Juana met Juan
SHE CAME TO my table as I was draining the last deep red drops from my glass after having eaten a tuna sandwich that tasted so good following a day of very little to eat. Buenas tardes, I said, as … Continue reading
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Americans are perfecting the grieving game
Public displays of mourning have become our national pastime. Action to end hatred and violence? Not so much.
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Tagged boston bombing, dallas, dallas shooting, gun violence, mourner-in-chief, NRA, Obama, Orlando shooting
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Why we love baseball
We love it because it is like life itself.
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‘The Talk’
I HAVE A nephew who is a deputy sheriff in South Texas and a grandnephew who is a state parks police officer. They wear a badge. They carry a gun. They stop people on lonely back roads at all hours … Continue reading
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Tagged black lives matter, police shootings, police training, The talk
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Damn It, Black Lives Matter
Originally posted on juanzqui:
THE BEYONCE VIDEO and Super Bowl appearance has brought the “Black Lives Matter” concept back into the headlines. And sadly, most Americans still don’t get it. They don’t get what it’s all about. I’m embarrassed to admit…
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