For an immigrant child, the meaning of home

For an immigrant child, the meaning of home

In the fall of 2014, as the number of unaccompanied children illegally crossing into the United States surged, there were calls to quickly send them home. I began to think about the idea of home and what it means from the immigrant child perspective. I asked,...
MY MOTHER, MY HERO: MI MADRE, MI HÉROE

MY MOTHER, MY HERO: MI MADRE, MI HÉROE

A mother is the one constant in the life of most children. The moment my mother died compelled me to reflect on this reality. Until the age of 10, I lived with my mother in Mexico while my father lived in the USA. Once I reached adulthood, the circumstances of...
Mi Madre, Mi Héroe

Mi Madre, Mi Héroe

Para la mayoría de niños su madre es lo único constante en sus vidas. El momento en que murió mi madre me hizo reflexionar sobre esta realidad. Hasta la edad de 10 años yo vivía con mi madre en México mientras mi padre vivía en los EE.UU. Una vez que llegué...