Graphic of a brain with various mental health components
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A home made of ink and blood

I’ve lost count of the times I have written about my home.

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Defining what being Latino means to me

When I was younger, I used to Google pictures of Dominican and Ecuadorian people to see if anyone looked like me.

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Latin roots and cultural resilience in education

Embracing my Latin American identity means being proud of the resilient pathways that brought my families together.

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Learning to Relove my Latin Culture

When I finally began attending classes that Fall, I began to miss the Latino culture I was raised in.

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Mom crossed the border, so I crossed out my dreams

As a first-generation Latina, it’s been up to me to be the glue that puts back the pieces of shattered dreams that once belonged to the 19-year-old version of my mother — a burden placed on me the second I was born.