People often label me as Asian, but I think of myself as just Phoebe.
Ally
3 The Great Harlingen Migration, for which Blas Ventura was a prominent and important figure, will never be documented in any history textbook. But those who came to the Bay Area, because of Blas Ventura’s efforts, and prospered in their new lives, owe him much and should remember Blas Ventura fondly and keep him in their hearts.
The Architect of the Great Harlingen Migration
It was 1956 and my Tia Alicia, Tio Antonio and their seven daughters were farm workers living in a three-bedroom, one bathroom shack on a huge strawberry farm close to Highway 1, the Pacific Ocean, in the agricultural community of Watsonville.
Strawberry Farm Dreams
My education is something I definitely take for granted sometimes so I try to remind myself that many others would die for the opportunity to get an education...
My Life So Far
Another part of my life, my formative years shaped, was my pursuit of long-distance running. I began running cross-country and track my freshman year of high school.
The Mountains are Calling
Saw on classroom wall “without a struggle there can be no progress”
Tethered
In school, I had a lot of classmates who were Latin@ or black. I knew we lived in a diverse society. After school, my neighborhood friends and I would exchange food our parents cooked us-- my sister and I traded steamed rice for warm tortillas. I didn’t understand what was so tasty about plain white rice but I guess my friends thought similarly about the tortillas I coveted.
Steamed Rice and Tortillas
After that I started doing more extreme things, and then what I was doing back then became a habit.
I Like Sports!
Giving up is not an option. Only when all people are recognized and respected and treated with dignity will the fight end. Only when we decide that we belong to the same tribe – the human race!
La Raza Humana
We were in the country where her parents were born, but she was not welcome to own her identity by calling herself Hondureña.