National Hispanic Heritage Month!!

[The_Lady_Snow]

I thought I would start a thread for all the Latino's in the BFP community to share their holidays, stories, experiences. Today for us (Mexican's) it's our Independence Day!!!!


Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla es nuestro Padre de Independencia, he was a priest who started a revolt with the indians, that led to us gaining our independence from the clutches of the Spanish. In 1821 cries were heard and till this day on September 16 we celebrate con "El Grito De Independencia"

VIVA MEXICO!!!

Followed by our national anthem, this is followed by food, drink, dancing, matachines, laughing, fireworks, low riders and everyone celebrating and puffing up with pride.

You will see people beltiing our Anthem out crying, and swaying hugging singing this.

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[LaneyDoll]

Awww, Happy Mexican Independence Day to everyone!!!

¡Viva México!

(OMG I hope that was right, I am learning here)

:)

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[The_Lady_Snow]

Awww, Happy Mexican Independence Day to everyone!!!

¡Viva México!

(OMG I hope that was right, I am learning here)

:)

:sparklyheart:

Que Viva!!

[UofMfan]

Orale, que viva México!

[The_Lady_Snow]

Orale, que viva México!

Eso eso!!!!!!

[suebee]

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You will see people beltiing our Anthem out crying, and swaying hugging singing this.

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You can see the pride on his face, and hear it in his voice!

Happy Independence Day!

From your neighbour to the north. :canada:

This message has been brought to you by Sue :floatbee:

[UofMfan]

Desayuno a la Mexicana!

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[The_Lady_Snow]

In my experiences Latinos have a strong sense of Pride that resinates through our poetry, word, song.. I'm bias though cause I love love my culture deep in my belly. It's really hard to explain the feeling.

[dykeumentary]

The !grito! I yell after i score a soccer goal will be that much more meaningful today!

[Medusa]

LOVE that video!

Today, a bunch of us from work are going to a local joint to eat some good Mexican food and then all of us are going to the panaderia y taqueria to grab some yummies to take home for later ;)

Someone at work is already blasting Julieta Venegas!

[Queerasfck]

These are Christine's favorites. I think we'll have to hit up a panaderia tomorrow! After WW of course!

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[SoNotHer]

¡Viva el corazón poético de México!


ENTRE LA PIEDRA Y LA FLOR
Octavio Paz

En el alba de callados venenos
amanecemos serpientes.

Amanecemos piedras,
raíces obstinadas,
sed descarnada, labios minerales.

La luz en estas horas es acero,
es el desierto labio del desprecio.
Si yo toco mi cuerpo soy herido
por rencorosas púas.
Fiebre y jadeo de lentas horas áridas,
miserables raíces atadas a las piedras..."


BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE FLOWER

The dawn of silent poisons
woke snakes.

We woke up stones,
stubborn roots,
thirsty naked, lips minerals.

The light at these times is steel,
lip is the desert of contempt.
If I touch my body I am injured
by spiteful barbs.
Fever and dry gasp of slow hours,
miserable roots tied to stones..."

[Toughy]

I saw a great piece on public TV (either KQED) the other night on the Bracero Program.

http://harvestofloneliness.com/englishversion/english.html
Harvest of Loneliness
Shedding light on the current debate over immigration reform and the use of "guest workers" in American agriculture, this historical documentary examines what was known as the Bracero Program-a system put in place from 1942 to 1964 to recruit Mexican farm laborers for temporary work in the United States. The film presents ample testimony from surviving braceros as well as family members and descendants of these displaced workers, who typically went north expecting not just high wages but also humane treatment and working conditions-expectations that were rarely if ever met. Featured experts include Mexican activist and politician Victor Quintana, Bracero Program in California author Henry Anderson, and several others.



I cried through part of this program.

[Toughy]

http://www.farmworkers.org/bracerop.html

The Bracero Program

The Mexican migrant worker has been the foundation for the development of the rich American agricultural industry, and the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez border region has played a key role in this historic movement. One of the most significant contributions to the growth of the agricultural economy was the creation of theBracero Program in which more than 4 million Mexican farm laborers came to work the fields of this nation. The braceros converted the agricultural fields of America into the most productive in the planet.

Mexican peasants were hard-working, highly skilled agricultural laborers. Yet, despite the fact that two million peasants lost their lives in the Mexican Revolution of 1910, the government failed to provide them the resources needed to improve their lives. By the late thirties, when the crop fields began yielding insufficient harvest and employment became scarce, the peasant was forced to look for other means of survival.

The occurrence of this grave situation coincided with the emergence of a demand in manual labor in the U.S. brought about by World War II. On August 4, 1942, the U.S. and the Mexican government instituted the Bracero program. Thousands of impoverished Mexicans abandoned their rural communities and headed north to work as braceros.

The majority of the braceros were experienced farm laborers who came from places such as "la Comarca Lagunera," Coahuila, and other important agricultural regions of México. They stopped working their land and growing food for their families with the illusion that they would be able to earn a vast amount of money on the other side of the border.

Huge numbers of bracero candidates arrived by train to the northern border. Their arrival altered the social environment and economy of many border towns. Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, across from El Paso, Texas, became a historic recruitment site and substantial gathering point for the agricultural labor force.

The following note illustrates the movement:

"More than 80,000 braceros pass through the El Paso Center annually. They're part of an army of 350,000 or more that marches across the border each year to help plant, cultivate and harvest cotton and other crops throughout the United States".
(El Paso Herald Post, April 28, 1956)

The bracero contracts were controlled by independent farmers associations and the "Farm Bureau." The contracts were in English and the braceros would sign them without understanding their full rights and the conditions of employment. When the contracts expired, the braceros were required to turn in their permits and return to México. The braceros could return to their native lands in case of an emergency, only with written permission from their boss.

The braceros labored tirelessly thinning sugar beets, picking cucumbers and tomatoes, and weeding and picking cotton. The braceros, a very experienced farm labor, became the foundation for the development of North American agriculture.

Despite their enormous contribution to the American economy, the braceros suffered harassment and oppression from extremist groups and racist authorities.

By the 60's, an excess of "illegal" agricultural workers along with the introduction of the mechanical cotton harvester, destroyed the practicality and attractiveness of the bracero program. The program under which more than three million Mexicans entered the U.S. to labor in the agricultural fields ended in 1964. The U.S. Department of Labor officer in charge of the program, Lee G. Williams, had described it as a system of "legalized slavery."

The following note describes the last day of the program:

"527 Braceros Cross to U.S."

With the crossing of 526 braceros through the Santa Fe Street Bridge Tuesday night, current contracting of Mexican laborers for work in U.S. farms ended, official of the National Railways of Mexico reported Wednesday. The railroad in charge of transporting the braceros to Juárez from all parts of the state, disclosed the total number of workers contracted amounted to 12,127. Of this number, only a few were sent back after failing to pass their physical examination at the Bracero Center.
(The El Paso Times, May 30, 1963)

The braceros returned home. Unable to survive in their communities, however, they continue to cross the Río Bravo (or Río Grande) to work in the farms and ranches of this country. In the fields of West Texas and Southern New Mexico, you will still find braceros. They are now known as chile pickers and continue to be one of the most exploited labor groups in the U.S.

[UofMfan]

Great list of extremely talented Latinos who make us proud.

From HBO's documentary, The Latino List. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/16/hbo-documentary-the-latino-list-featuring-eva-longoria-and-more_n_966685.html#s363941&title=Gloria_Estefan)

[Corkey]

Viva la Raza!!

[Ebon]

Happy Mexican Independence Day!!!! Have some carnitas for me!!!

[Greyson]

Snow, thanks for starting this thread. I know we have discussed some of this before, but so many people think Cinco De Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day and it is not.

Some good memories I have are knowing there will be homemade tamales during the Christmas and New Year's holiday. Beef, Pork, and Sweet tamales. Oh and like our guy Shaft said, the panderia. I love these places.

(Can you see I love mexican food?)

She is not a holiday but certainly a proud Latina, Linda Ronstadt. She came out with her album, Canciones, until then, I never knew she was also mexican descent. (She is also a Leo, July 28th.) Her diving into her Latino/a heritage gave me the courage to hold my head high and know, I was Latino enough too.

[The_Lady_Snow]

I lové her voice!!!

If you're in for the night NBC has the 2011 ALMA awards are on..


American Latino Media Arts Award

:)

[Daywalker]

Memories:

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Brought to you by those who remember
growing up in the Hayward, Ca area.

And those who remember 'Pearl-escent Metallic Swirl' Rivieras
struttin' their stuff thru the school parking lots. And Mary
Janes, and Derby jackets, and wicked cool
expression thru facial make-up art.

And those who may or may not have been one of the only 'High Riders'
allowed to cross thru the 'Low Riders' smoking section during lunch
time ~ by the time I got to D Hall, you could hear them coughing
on the doobies I passed out on mah way through.

This is mah Brain ~ This is mah Brain on 'Coming of Age Memories'
Any (Rhetorical, of course) Questions?
:weedsmoke:

I feel fortunate to have been raised in an area where the diversity
and multi-cultural population simply enhanced the beauty of all our differences.

:peacelove:

Viva La fuckin' Razahhhhhhhh
:hangloose:

:daywalker:

[The_Lady_Snow]

Jets Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Day

By Jets Staff
Posted Sep 15, 2011





The New York Jets today announced details of Hispanic Heritage Day, which will be celebrated at Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at MetLife Stadium.
The day is part of the NFL-wide celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15-Oct. 15. When the Jets kick off against the Jaguars at 1 p.m., they will be wearing the blue and gold New York Titans uniforms, the franchise’s original name and colors from 1960-62. Jets Hispanic Heritage Day is presented by El Diario / La Prensa, JetBlue Airways, MasterCard and Univision Radio.
At the game the Jets will celebrate Hispanic heritage with a variety of cultural entertainment, performances and activities that reflects the vibrant diversity of New York’s Latino population, the second largest in the country. The team has selected Ricardo Fernández as the recipient of the NFL Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award, a recognition made possible through the support of Bud Light. Fernández is the president of Lehman College, now in his 22nd year at the helm. He is the longest-serving of the 23 current CUNY presidents and a long-time leader and advocate in his community.
The NFL and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) have partnered to launch the NFL Hispanic Heritage Leadership Awards presented by Bud Light during the 2011 celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The awards recognize the contributions of Hispanic leaders in each NFL market.
Hispanic Heritage Day will feature the National Anthem performed by Prince Royce, New York native and Latin Grammy award nominee. A singer, composer and actor in both Spanish and English, Royce’s self-titled debut album has been certified double platinum and it features Royce’s first single, a bilingual and bachata cover of the classic and timeless 1961 Ben E. King song “Stand By Me.”
At halftime, one fan who wins the field goal kicking contest will win a trip for two to the 2011 Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas in November.
Pregame, outside the Pepsi Gate, fans can enjoy a cultural celebration from Univision Radio starting with performances from Colombian and Salvadoran folklorico dancers as well as a Peruvian dance group. A traditional Colombian party bus, “La Rumberita,” will be parked outside the West Great Hall gate while cigar roller Eduardo Lara from “Cigarevents.com” will demonstrate his talents every five minutes from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
WADO 1280AM, X96.3FM and La Que Buena 92.7FM — all Univision Radio stations — will be broadcasting from the plaza and giving away prizes. Special guest El Bacan Bacan from X96.3 FM will host.
Visit newyorkjets.com/espanol (http://www.newyorkjets.com/espanol) for more information on Hispanic Heritage Day and for the latest news on the Jets in Spanish

[Gemme]

I lové her voice!!!

If you're in for the night NBC has the 2011 ALMA awards are on..


American Latino Media Arts Award

:)

I caught them and I loved the show! I wish all the award shows were that good.

Happy Belated Independence Day and Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

[Martina]

i hope this isn't intruding, but i am hoping to play some music throughout the month in my class. Do people have any suggestions? If this is a thread derail, please, if you are willing, post to my visitor messages. The students, i am sure, know the current music. :)

BTW, we will also be doing academic curriculum. But it's predictable textbook based. If you have something you always wanted others to know or Latinos themselves (most of my students) to have exposure to, please . . .

[The_Lady_Snow]

i hope this isn't intruding, but i am hoping to play some music throughout the month in my class. Do people have any suggestions? If this is a thread derail, please, if you are willing, post to my visitor messages. The students, i am sure, know the current music. :)

BTW, we will also be doing academic curriculum. But it's predictable textbook based. If you have something you always wanted others to know or Latinos themselves (most of my students) to have exposure to, please . . .


You could teach about traditional folks dances from different regions of mexico I don't know if you have a smart board in your classroom so you can pull them up?

You could always translate the Anthem cause it's meaning runs deep.

You could also teach them that not everyone is mexican teach them to inquire before assuming all Latinos=Mexican

:)

[WolfyOne]

Not Latino as you know, but have toured the Mexican Heritage Museum in Chicago a few times
Wonderfully displayed art all over the place
Stories rich in heritage, should interest all ethnicity
An old friend that translated to me what I couldn't read

[Toughy]

Martina.....I know it's not music but

Coit Tower (in the city) has some wonderful murals....some Diego Rivera...that chronicle the farmworkers' stories in CA

there are also murals in the Mission in the alleyways.........several different places

[WickedFemme]

I had the pleasure of spending some time with Aztec dancers about a month ago. I felt at peace after participating in their beautiful ceremony.
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[The_Lady_Snow]

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[Toughy]

If you have Comcast Cable they have a whole free section on National Hispanic Heritage Month.....

clips from the ALMA
documentaries movies
stuff in general

I'm sure HBO is doing stuff ........don't know about Showtime

edited to add:

the Aztec folks participate in Pride as well as damn near every parade or event in the Bay Area....I love them........I saw them raise power at some event in Dolores Park and just WOW

[The_Lady_Snow]

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[The_Lady_Snow]

The type of dance is referred to as a Zapateados


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This particular dance is from the Veracruz region

[Butchlei]

Love the thread! And now that I am married to a beautiful Colombian femme, now I can celebrate some more ;)

If mixing a Boricua with a Colombiana was not enough .... OMG ... fuego!

[The_Lady_Snow]

Mexico celebrates this day on November 1 & 2nd altars are usually made to honor the dead and flowers (marigolds) are used, when I was a small girl my Abuelita would take me to the cementary to visit family members, we would spend both days there amongst others who were there leaving flowers, sugar skulls, foods and beverages. I would run out to play amongst the smells of these days, one could smell the marigolds, mums, food being made by people selling them, and I would always get me some fresh sugar cane to chew on. I believe other Latin countries as well as Carribean and African countries have similar customs on these days. I have memories of marionettes, colorful paper flowers and singing and oh the crying cause lemme tell you my Abuelita was all about the crying and the dramatics that come with this day as well as the memories that came with laughter, sharing our own stories and food, always food and Mescal.


Gifts that are brought to the dead:

Mescal: cause we do everything with Mescal :|

Toys: For the small *angelitos* children

Pan De Muerto, Atole, sugar skulls, these were often brought with or left outside of the home

Blankets: Cuz yanno the dead get cold:|

Marigold are considered Las Flores De Los Muertos, they attract the dead.

Altars and Shrines are built in the home some even portable so the family literally makes a parade and carries into the cementary singing till the deceased's grave is reached.

I miss it because it's part of my culture and who I am.

Example of an altar:

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Overnight Stay:

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Night 1:

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Calavera dressed as family member

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[Toughy]

Dia De Los Muertos

I miss northern new mexico this time of year.....all those little towns with the catholic cemetaries full of people and all the things Snow described

[The_Lady_Snow]

Dia De Los Muertos

I miss northern new mexico this time of year.....all those little towns with the catholic cemetaries full of people and all the things Snow described


When we move again NEw Mexico is it cause I love love it there it's truly enchanting.

[Medusa]

They are having a Dia De Los Muertos celebration here in the Rivermarket and I can't fucking WAIT! Hopefully will get down there after work and see some beautiful dancing and partake in some yummy stuff.

I love the idea behind honoring the dead in this way!

[Toughy]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/san-francisco-7x7/best-underexplored-art-treasure-city-172845352.html?bouchon=807,ca

The Best Underexplored Art Treasure in the City

Diego Rivera's 74-foot Pan-American Unity Mural, a staggering work of artistic genius, and a gem of the San Francisco arts.


As an artist, Diego Rivera was one of Mexico's most celebrated. As a man, he was a 300-pound womanizer whose most famous relationship was marrying, divorcing, and then re-marrying Frida Kahlo.

His work helped to resurrect murals as an art form in Mexico. In 1940, he was commissioned by architect Timothy Pflueger design a mural as a part of the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, and the end result was the Pan-American Unity Mural, his largest and most ambitious mural.

[The_Lady_Snow]

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Celebren, Acuerden, y no olviden

[The_Lady_Snow]

Women of the Mexican Revolution


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[The_Lady_Snow]

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[UofMfan]

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An actual lunch shared with a friend a while back, yum!

[The_Lady_Snow]

Mexico Gay Marriage: Supreme Court Orders All Mexican States To Recognize Weddings Performed In Mexico City

08/10/10 04:39 PM ET

MEXICO CITY — Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that all 31 states must recognize same-sex marriages performed in the capital, though its decision does not force those states to begin marrying gay couples in their territory.

In a 9-2 decision, the tribunal cited an article of the constitution requiring states to recognize legal contracts drawn up elsewhere.

It did not specify what degree of recognition must be granted to same-sex couples.

Mexico City's same-sex marriage law, enacted in March, extends to wedded gay couples the right to adopt children, to jointly apply for bank loans, to inherit wealth and to be covered by their spouses' insurance policies. Some of those may end up applying only in the capital.

The Supreme Court ruled last week that same-sex weddings are constitutional – though it is holding separate discussions this week on the adoption clause.

One of the justices, Sergio Aguirre, argued against adoptions by same-sex couples Tuesday, saying children might suffer discrimination as a result.

[The_Lady_Snow]

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[The_Lady_Snow]

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[The_Lady_Snow]

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[Electrocell]

When we move again NEw Mexico is it cause I love love it there it's truly enchanting.

Lived in the Farmington - Blanco area years ago. I liked the Taos area better it was Beautiful ,but I like greenery more than desert.

[Martina]

http://a57.foxnews.com/global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/660/371/Guatemala%20Mayan%20Friez_Cham.jpg?ve=1

'Extraordinary' Mayan frieze found, Guatemalan government claims

Published August 08, 2013

Associated Press

GUATEMALA CITY – Archaeologists have found an "extraordinary" Mayan frieze richly decorated with images of deities and rulers and a long dedicatory inscription, the Guatemalan government said Wednesday.

The frieze was discovered by Guatemalan archaeologist Francisco Estrada-Belli, a professor at Tulane University's Anthropology Department, and his team in the northern Province of Peten, the government said in a joint statement with Estrada-Belli.

"This is an extraordinary finding that occurs only once in the life of an archaeologist," Estrada-Belli said.

The archaeologists were exploring a Mayan pyramid that dates to A.D. 600 in an area that is home to other classic ruin sites when they came upon the frieze.

"It's a great work of art that also gives us a lot of information on the role and significance of the building, which was the focus of our research," Estrada-Belli said.

The high-relief stucco sculpture, which measures 26 feet by 6 feet (8 meters by 2 meters), includes three main characters wearing rich ornaments of quetzal feathers and jade sitting on the heads of monsters.

The frieze, which was found in July, depicts the image of gods and godlike rulers and gives their names.

The dedicatory inscription "opens a window on a very important phase in the history of the classical period," Estrada-Belli said.

The inscription is composed of some 30 glyphs in a band that runs at the base of the structure.

The text, which was difficult to read, was deciphered by Alex Tokovinine, an epigraphist at Harvard University and contributor to the research project at Holmul, the site where the frieze was found.

Tokovinine said the building was commissioned by Ajwosaj, king of the neighboring city-state of Naranjo, and vassal of the powerful Kaanul dynasty, the statement said.

David Stuart, an expert in Mayan epigraphy at the University of Texas at Austin, called Tokovinine's reading of the text "excellent."

But while the government statement called it "the most spectacular frieze seen to date," Stuart was cautious about using superlatives.

"It's really impressive," Stuart said in an email to The Associated Press. But he added, "I certainly wouldn't say this is the `most spectacular' temple facade."

"There are other buildings in Maya archaeology that are just as magnificent, if not more so," Stuart wrote, pointing out the temple called "Rosalila" at Copan, Honduras, and a building excavated starting last year at the ruins of Xultun, Guatemala, which has not yet been uncovered in full.

Also Wednesday, Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina presented the National Geographic Society with the Order of the Quetzal, Guatemala's highest award, for their research on the Mayan civilization.

Perez Molina thanked National Geographic for its support and said the society has "put on high the cultural heritage of the Mayan civilization."

Estrada-Belli is a National Geographic Explorer. His excavations at Holmul were supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Guatemala and funded by the National Geographic Society and other Guatemalan and foreign institutions.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/08/08/extraordinary-mayan-frieze-found-guatemalan-government-claims/print#ixzz2eC0exdnz

[Canela]

Ironically, as a fierce hispana from Tejas, this month, we not only celebrate our culture but my birthday too! Yay!

[The_Lady_Snow]

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[The_Lady_Snow]

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[MysticOceansFL]

Happy Hispanic Month!!!!

[The_Lady_Snow]

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[princessbelle]

Happy Mexican Independence Day!!!!

I have actually never been to Mexico, i've seen it on the "other" side of the fence. I've stood right there where soil meets soil.

I did however live in New Mexico a few months here and there over the years. I lived in Farmington, Truth or Consequences and Elephant Butte. I've never seen anything so beautiful in my life. It's right up there with the beach. I love the sand and flat land so far that you can see the snow capped mountains even in the summer.

My first night there i honestly fell to my knees and cried at the magnificent sky full of twinkling stars from one horizon to the other. Living here in Tennessee, in the mountains, i had never seen anything like it and it literally took my breath away.

I also went to a Quinceanera and it was the most beautiful thing i've ever seen. I didn't even know what it was, as i'm sure most people who are more worldly than myself would know. When the father changed the girls shoes from tennis shoes to high heels i was sobbing. There was an older man sitting beside me that didn't speak a word of English but i remember he took my hand, squeezed it, offered me his hankie and smiled. He knew what i was feeling. The love was so deep in that room, in that service that I've never felt anything like it before. Forget the language barrier, it was just about love.

The land of enchantment? I think more of it as the land of deep love. I've never been treated so well by any group of people ever, even though i was the minority, i was accepted the entire time i spent there.

That was beautiful.

[The_Lady_Snow]

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‘Last Supper of Chicano Heroes’


- by José Antonio Burciaga

[The_Lady_Snow]

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¡Viva Madero! ¡Viva Villa! ¡Viva Zapata!

[The_Lady_Snow]

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On this day WE celebrate our faith, tradition and our culture!

[The_Lady_Snow]

If you're out there paisanos, happy Heritage Month


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Bumping Lady_Snow’s forum thread today :balloon:

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Freddy Fender is the only one I know but I love all his stuff. "Via Con Dios"

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