My grandma’s mother was a school teacher. And during this time they had just separated religion from schools in Mexico. There were a lot of people that were very upset that this happened. There was a group of people that … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2012
One of my favorite novels when I was growing up was Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan. I was reminded of the book after we read about the second main character named Esperanza this semester. Just like House on Mango Street, … Continue reading
On Monday, November 26, Dr. Reina Prado will be coming to our seminar. In preparation you should start following her on Twitter (if you don’t already). Her Twitter handle is @santaperversa. Then, go to her website: http://santaperversa.com and look around. … Continue reading
Black Artemis Sofia Quintero Interview With Black Artemis … Continue reading
We read Lorna Dee Cervantes’ “Beneath the Shadow of the Freeway” in class and I was actually really into it. I’ve never gotten the chance to read her poetry before so I picked up a copy of Emplumada where “Beneath … Continue reading
Being able to say you where part of history is hard to say. But in our life we are granted the privilege of be able to participate in events that we can say we where their when we are in … Continue reading
I was blessed once in my life to be the proud owner of a pure breed boxer. We rescued her back in the late 90’s. She was an abuse dog that had a lot of issue that we had … Continue reading
As we get older in life we start to losing people that might have different significance to us. We might lose co-workers, class mates or friends that you might know very well or the one you say hey or hello … Continue reading
Picture Me Rollin‘ by Black Artemis Reading assignment for Monday, November 19. Your reply (under Comments) is due before class. Be sure to check and make sure your response posts. Discuss Espe and Picture Me Rollin’ as compared to earlier coming-of-age … Continue reading
I posted a blog regarding House On Mango Street “Real women do have curves”. I would like to elaborate on this topic by speaking more on our acceptance, value and worth. I would like to include my experience as … Continue reading