I started working in the fields when I was 12 years old. My dad would take me and my sisters during vacations when the grape harvest would start.
Belonging
Even though I loved school and learning, especially reading, I was made to feel ashamed for being “smart.”
Developing Identify, Self and Culture
I was special and separate. Different and a part of.
Not What I Thought Would Be
...I was born in struggle from the first day of my existence.
My Autobiography
I enjoy sharing one of my passions, which is cooking; every weekend, we prepare a meal to go feed the less fortunate; we deliver hot food so they know that no matter the situation they are in, there is always someone who thinks and cares about them.
Continuing My Story
...when I was in school, they could not buy me a physical education uniform...
To Learn Many Things
Since then I have participated in trainings, many educational meetings, and they have also taught me about our rights and to know how worthy we are as women.
My Kids, My Family, My Church, and My Community Are ...
We were in the country where her parents were born, but she was not welcome to own her identity by calling herself Hondureña.
Journeying
I have to remember to be critical, and evaluate the main narrative of history and show my students what it means to question accepted stories.
History is Herstory too….
...you are my inspiration to keep pursuing this dream…this American dream.