How I Learned To Drown Without Swimming
How I Learned To Drown Without Swimming
It is summertime now, and one of my friends wanted to go to the lake in order to swim. She was surprised to hear that I do not know how […]
Being A Latino Family Affected By The Great Recession
I believe in the power of neighborhoods and barrios. I believe public institutions devoted to our leisure, education, and civic engagement are sacred spaces. The people make the place, but […]
Sunday Afternoon: Dad And Indiana Jones
I was walking with my father down the long corridor that leads to his apartment (he insists on independent living) when he stopped and turned to look at me with a wry […]
The $1 Theater Sets The Stage For Family Memories
I grew up watching movies. My dad is a hard core movie buff, and since he usually got to pick the movies, right from the time I was a kid […]
Father’s Day & Learning To Love My Father
“Tu no has sido adulto, pero yo si fui niño y adulto.” You have not been an adult, but I have already been a child and adult — that’s what […]
Thoughts Of Machismo On Father’s Day
I love my father more than I could ever put into words. And, now that I think about it, my father and his male relatives have been the people who […]
Confessions Of A “Mister Mom”
Los Angles, California — I get up at 7 a.m. and make coffee. By 7:30 a.m., my wife is looking for her keys to jet. By 8 a.m., my 10 […]
Celebrating American Holidays With My Mexican Father
As a child, my father would always take my sister and I to the front door and repeat his favorite saying, “No me importa lo que diga Tom Bradley ni […]
The Hot, Sweaty Summer Of Richard Ramirez
The summer of 1985 was a particularly hot one — and not just because of the weather. Everyone forced themselves to suffer the indignity of staying indoors. After all, there […]
