Voices
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To Be or Not to Be…Alejandra
Read ArticleMy story began at birth. Original, right? My father was born in Jalisco, Mexico, and was an undocumented immigrant when he met my mother in the United States. To my…
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Who Am I?
Read ArticleFor most of my life, I didn’t embrace my heritage as a Mexican-American. I didn’t know how, and honestly, I didn’t know what that meant. I grew up in a…
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Latinos in Medicine
Read ArticleLet’s not lose our culture In times of COVID-19, we need you. We needed you before, we need now even more. We need you in the hospital, in clinics, over…
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Que Dios Te Bendiga
Read Article“Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria, all the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word.” Inspired by Shakespeare, the epic rivalry between the Jets and Sharks is a theatrical masterpiece…
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El Jardín de la Muerte
Read ArticleOur livesare the roadsthat end upat the garden of death. There growrare budsin unknown waysand color variants: black plants,pink cacti,dwarf willow treesand flowers as stars. Gardenersof bony handswith great tendernesscare…
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Por Estos Días en mi Patio
Read ArticleEverything I feel is kneaded together because these months I lock myself up,Words do not hide the feelings of these moments,From each drop of anxiety, my spirit frees me to…
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Presente Present
Read ArticleTime passes slowlyClock hands floatSlowly moving between the hoursAnd here I sit, I wait My mind mixes memories and dreamspast and futuretrapping me in a confusing cloudof hope and disappointment…
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Más Fuerte Juntos
Read Article“Más fuerte juntos!”the first comment amid the long list of names and numbers.Stop with the clichés, but, yes,Thank you, Marisa $300 Isaac $25 Anonymous $100 Cristina $1200 Anonymous $150 [Submit]…
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Latino Heritage – Daniel Castro
Read ArticleI grew up as a white dude. I grew up speaking English in white suburbia that had zero Latin culture. There was only one thread connecting me to my Latin…
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Zoila Cortes
Read ArticleWhat does identitad mean to me? It means perseverance and resilience. It means immigrating to the United States at the age of five to a space that did not want…