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Who Was Cesar Chávez?
Header photo by John W. Schulze. Growing up in San Jose in northern California, I was surrounded by the Cesar Chávez Library, Cesar Chávez Elementary School, Plaza de Cesar Chávez, and the Cesar E. Chávez Community Action Center. Everywhere I went, there was either a street or a building named after Chávez. Although I did […]
Transitioning from a Big Household to College
I went from living in a big, noisy Mexican household of eight people, to living in a tiny, quiet room with two other people. I felt out of place, like a fish out of water, for a few weeks after my transition. My hometown is San Jose, a city within the Bay Area. My home […]