Lizbeth Anon.

Untitled It all started with an egg. As thousands of sperm rushed to fertilize that one egg, a battle for survival began. Fortunately, a sperm was able to fertilize the egg and that union created me. From the very beginning I was a survivor. Out of those thousands of...

Jordan Wilia

Personal Story “Jordan, just checking on you, wanted to know what time you’ll be getting home – uhmm – yeah just checking, I love you.” – “Hey, I told you to call me back! Why haven’t you called me back yet? Well, just making sure you’re alright.”...

Carla Estrada

My Story As soon as I was given this prompt I knew what I wanted to write about, what I needed to write about. I knew it would be anything but easy. My face is still getting rid of the ecchymosis that outlines my right cheek bone and my head has just begun to itch...

Anon. Madrigal

This is my Land Too As a young Mexican- American woman I struggle to find my place. When I enter the marketa I am known as la guera because I am lighter than most Latinas. Around campus I am labeled as Mexican because I do not have the blonde hair that falls over my...