Female, Latinx/Chicanx, Story
Untitled A year ago in October of 2016 I got an implant in my left arm, little did I know that small stick of plastic would be responsible for the worst six months I have ever experienced. I woke up early on a saturday morning, which I was not happy about since I had...
Female, Latinx/Chicanx, Story
Time to Take a Stand From a young age I vowed to take care of my aunt, as she took care of me. Since my parents both worked full-time to make ends meet, she cooked for me, bathed me, and most importantly, taught me how lucky I was to be an American. She was an...
Female, Latinx/Chicanx, Story
We Stand Together I am a Chicana, born and raised in the United States, but a couple of my closest friends were brought here roughly around the age of four from their birthplace in the country of Mexico. Their parents wanted a better life for their children, they...
Female, Latinx/Chicanx, Story
Vulnerability Something I try to stay away from, As I tenaciously hold on to the brink of a cliff that is about to collapse Amidst brawny, relentless figures that want to see my demise Yet I still continue to hold on to something that is no longer feasible, My hands...
Latinx/Chicanx, Male, Story
Mi Identidad: Caught in the Middle My mother had no clue of what it meant to obtain a quality education when she immigrated to the United States from her hometown of Atemajac De Brizuela with her single mother 44 years ago. Growing up in Oakland, California and not...
