Returning to the US after living in Mexico for four months was much harder than I anticipated. I had heard about “reverse culture shock” and read all the brochures my university gave me, but nothing prepared me for what hit me the hardest when I returned: the racism and... More
My freshman year in college, I learned that the American government, for its U.S. Census purposes, invented the classification “Hispanic” to define all those who have familial roots in Latin America. I, for one, was born in the United States to Guatemalan parents of European... More
I was born in Mexico but I have spent the majority of my life in the United States. My parents brought me here when I was only a baby and although we would make frequent trips back to visit we would normally only stay for short periods of time. In the United States, we tended to... More
Hey guys! Well, once again has Student Voices lived up to its purpose! Last May 25 th , Student Voices held another panel in which students from Mexico and the United States got to speak their minds on topics of concern. This time,... More
As I stare out from my hotel room in Los Angeles, I see a landscape of cool concrete, pinned down by palm trees. The sun seems to hang perennially high, and I think there is some kind of force, centrifugal perhaps, that buzzes about the city—even as I look out the window at 4 a.m. It may be... More
