On legitimacy and “brown-ness”: Post-Hispanic Heritage Month and (establishing) identityPart 3: Caramel colored skinNov 10, 2021Nov 10, 2021
On legitimacy and “brown-ness”: Hispanic Heritage Month and identityPart 2: I’m not a cowgirl (a journal entry)Oct 14, 20211Oct 14, 20211
On legitimacy and “brown-ness”: Hispanic Heritage Month and identityPart 1. While I appreciate your concern…Oct 11, 2021Oct 11, 2021
“Thesoupofyourchildhood”Sometimes our kids call it “thesoupofyourchildhood,” said just like that, in one breath. Sometimes they say “sopadefideo.” It’s one of our…Aug 26, 2021Aug 26, 2021
Getting my portrait painted and addressing the “Critical Race Theory” conversation head onMagdalena, artistic child, age 10, was creating a portrait of a classmate. In the portrait, the friend’s skin was peach, like a skin…Jul 19, 2021Jul 19, 2021
How we tiptoed back to “normal.”“I want to live long enough to see my children grow up.”Jun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021