Follow-up to The day after. My students came, even after them being told they could take a mental health absence. They came. I started off the class nervous. Very nervous. I reintroduced myself, reminding them that I am a Chicana feminist scholar and what that means about my academic and personal politics. I told them…
Category: Food
Tortilla Dreams
I should be working on my philosophy of teaching (yes, I’m applying for jobs), but I had to take a moment and write about tortillas. Corn tortillas especially, though flour ones have their place. One reason I feel so strongly about them is that I’m allergic to yeast. Extremely allergic. Even a slice of bread…