My dad is an old school small business owner who hasn’t adapted to the digital and information age we’re currently living in. He entered the
Where do I come from? Who are my ancestors? These are questions I’ve asked myself time and time again. There’s no simple way to get
Who have been the giants in your life? Sir Isaac Newton once said, “If I have seen further, than it is by standing on the
When I stepped onto Harvard’s campus, I thought I made it. I thought that was it. Boy was I wrong. Alongside memories of the amazing
“¡Vamos papi!” I remember myself yelling as I saw my dad running around the soccer field. When I was a kid, Sundays were reserved for
I remember when my dad told us we’d be moving to El Salvador. I don’t remember the specific date, but know it was sometime in
“Siempre para adelante mijo, nunca para atrás ni para agarrar impulso.” Always forward my son. Never backward. Barely a week went by in my childhood
El Salvador is a country full of wonder with beautiful scenery and amazing people. I’m excited to be going back this week to see my
When you think of a mother, you might think of some variation of a caregiver as I did. I wasn’t just thinking about taking care
This weekend, I sat on a panel with other Latino educators as we answered questions from that Latino high school students. One of the questions
I was born in the US and have lived here all my life, but still feel like a part of me has always belonged in
Media pundits, politicians, public officials, ordinary citizens. I have heard people from each of these groups talk about “illegal” immigrants. Disappointment and anger are what
“Work comes before school,” my mother’s father would always tell her. She loved going to school and learning new things, but she couldn’t go until
Today, the Trump administration rescinded the Temporary Protected Status of more than 260,000 Salvadorans who’ve been living in the United States since 2001. Temporary Protected
It wasn’t until my senior year in college that I started to hear incredible stories from some family members about their immigration experiences. Although I
The Salvadoran Civil War raged from October 1979 to January 1992, resulting in the deaths of 80,000, displacing 550,000 within the country, and pushing out
Sometimes, stories are the most powerful possessions immigrants own. I learned this after years of listening to my parents tell me the same stories over
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