Day of the Dead, Dementia, and My Dad
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A Recuerdo for My Nana on Día de los Muertos
Querida Nana, The United States wasn’t ready for you. It didn’t deserve you. “Naná, why is it bad to speakRead More…
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Remembering El Centro de Acción Social on Día de los Muertos
Have you ever stopped to wonder how much we could do for our communities if we were to engage inRead More…
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1 and 18 Years Ago on Día de los Muertos
One year ago today on Día de los Muertos, LaComadre.org was launched. A common vision came alive and has broughtRead More…
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To the Mujeres – Mi Abuelita, Mi Madre y Mi Tía, and the Beautiful Chicano Educator Sal Castro!
In 2008, I had the honor to meet a man I had only read about and had been lucky toRead More…
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From La Villita, to the Army, then to Heaven
Salvador “Chava” Posada J.R was born October 31, 1986. He was raised in La Villita, a neighborhood in Chicago’s WestRead More…
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I Finally Know What Day of the Dead Is and It’s a Beautiful Thing
Growing up an Anglo-American attending school with many Mexican-American friends, I still was inexcusably ignorant of the marvelous Día deRead More…
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