“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 to have to deport my parents?’ “You have to … Continue readingTeacher offers hope for undocumented students
“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 English language. “I remember attending kindergarten at Yeager Elementary … Continue readingShe had to learn English the hard way
“My parents came from Mexico. They kind of struggled supporting us, even though they were working two jobs. So I started working when I was 16, just trying to help out. My parents finally had an opportunity to build a house. So all the money … Continue readingIt’s never too late for that college degree
“When we were growing up, my parents would speak Spanish when they didn’t want my sister and me to know what they were saying. “I would ask my mother, ‘How come you never taught us Spanish?’ She said that when they were young, they both … Continue readingSpanish not taught at home by concerned parents
“My family loves to help people. That’s just the way my grandparents raised my parents, and it’s how my parents raised my sister and me. “When we lived in the Rio Grande Valley, in a little town called San Benito, we were about 20 minutes … Continue readingHelping the needy runs in this family
“I have a nephew who is really into learning about our family’s heritage. My father was an immigrant from Mexico, but we discovered that his mother was a Tejana. She was born in Nacogdoches, Texas. On top of that, it looks like her parents and … Continue readingThis family’s heritage is full of surprises
“I was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and came here a long time ago. I worked construction for many years. All of my life, I worked. I would get up, go to work, come back to my house, to my wife, watch TV and that’s it. … Continue readingConstruction work to retirement — he enjoys life
“I want to be recognized around the world for building homes that are stable against major hurricanes and tornadoes. Living in this area, we see our share of storms. People pay a lot of money for their houses, and some of them can get destroyed … Continue readingBudding architect wants to design mom’s dream home
“I was about 9 years old the first time I got to see my father. Well, maybe before that, but I can’t remember because I was too young. I lived with my mom and my siblings in Mexico, and he would come there to visit … Continue readingFather worked hard to bring family back together
“I was born in a border city in Texas, but then we went back to Mexico because my dad was a preacher. We moved around a lot when I was very little. I have bits and pieces of memories of different houses and places we … Continue readingSpanish-to-English transition happened fast