The Latino contribution on the other side of the wall

Living in Southern California, we are much further along in several ways. First of all, most of the Mexicans (and yes, here, 99% of them are Mexican) try to speak to us in English. I speak Spanish so I usually end up having to clarify by speaking their language which they truly appreciate. Even if the workers do know English & went to school in the US, they are often Latino (again, mostly Mexican).

We also have many educated Latinos here & recently voted 99% in favor of bilingual education. Life is better here because of the cultural mix & people’s willingness to try to understand each other even when it does take some effort on both sides.

Our land here in southwest United States used to be Mexico so it is heartening that most people recognize that & do their best to appreciate their culture as well as their work ethic!

Peace, love & understanding,

Sherrie

Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too. You can go to the Home page of her blog to watch it:

https://sherriemiranda1.wordpress.com

Or you can see it on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P11Ch5chkAc