Paul Revere had ‘a really big personality’
“Paul Revere was my uncle. He was my dad’s little brother. He was named after an uncle, Revere, and another uncle, Paul. When Paul Revere and the Raiders were really hot, I loved it. I was...
Category: Short Stories
Teacher offers hope for undocumented students
“As a teacher, every year I meet students from other countries who would be beneficiaries of DACA. Some of them are very afraid. I’ve had students come to me crying and saying, ‘Miss, are they going...
Journey to citizenship takes many turns
“I don’t like to say this because a lot of people who are undocumented are so talented and hard working. But I was pretty ready to just leave the country after graduating college. The climate of...
Greek, Roman architecture ‘appealing to the eye’
“I play a lot of video games. Since I already had that passion, I thought it might be pretty cool to make them. So I decided to study video game design. “But now I’m thinking about...
Positive thinking paying off for college student
“I’m a pretty positive person. My parents have always encouraged me to think positively and not negatively. They say that’s the way to achieve success. Keep moving forward, never stop, be someone. I have the best...
Crafty Cameo treasures Barbie fur coat
“I always wanted the latest Barbie dresses when I was a kid. But we didn’t have a lot of money growing up, so we couldn’t afford them. Luckily, my mom was a very crafty person. She...
‘I guess I got my name kind of out of hate’
“My mom was getting married in the ’70s. She wanted to wear a keyhole dress that would have exposed her a little. So she asked her mother if she could wear the cameo that’s been in...
Heart transplant recipient: ‘I can live my life’
“When I was little, all the other kids would run around at recess like kids do. But I couldn’t keep up with them. That’s when I remember feeling different. “I was born with an enlarged heart...
Former teen mom doesn’t regret a thing
“I became pregnant and had my baby when I was a freshman in high school. She was born in January. In February, I turned 15. “It was pretty tough on me. I was trying to go...
She had to learn English the hard way
“I’m originally from Querétaro, Mexico. When my family moved out here in 1989, I was around 4 years old. At the time, I was speaking just Spanish at home. But I was trying to learn the...
