Elenamary

The family I previously wrote about is doing well for the most part. Two young women passed away, both of them single mothers. The rest of the passengers except for two, are all out of the hospital. One young man age 21 is still in critical condition in the hospital, as is [...]

FIGHTING FOR THE IRISH

Originally uploaded by elenamary.

My daddy is Irish. I know I focus a lot more on my Mexican side and it is mostly, I think because it is more recent. I’ve never been to Ireland. I know a lot [...]

Mama Illegal

My mom doesn’t get political too often but dear lord when she does stand back.
Today we went to a rally at the state house against HR 4437. This piece of legislation would make a felon out of anyone assisting an undocumented person. That [...]

SUNDAY MARCH 26, 2006
STATE CAPITOL
COLUMBUS, OHIO
RALLY AT 2:00 PM
ORGANIZED BY: RED DE INMIGRANTES DE OHIO (RIO), FLOC, CODEDI, COMITE
GUATEMALTECO DE CINCINNATI, IMMIGRANT WORKER PROJECT, INMIGRANTES MAYAS GUATEMALTECOS (MIGUATE), AND MANY OTHERS.
A rally is scheduled Sunday afternoon at the State House around
immigration reform. Some background: In December, the House [...]

Columbus becoming a mini melting pot
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
… In central Ohio, people from India, Mexico, China and eastern Africa, including Somalia,…
I find this funny (forgetting the fact we aren’t a melting pot but rather a salad bowl) particularly since this Article was published by the Columbus Dispatch whom recently started a Spanish language newspaper [...]

Hipster Kid 1: “Knock Knock”
Hipster Kid 2: “Who’s there?”
Hipster Kid 1: “What?! You haven’t already heard this one?!”
You know all those cool hip kids who find out about great new music before anyone else? I am about to make all of you one of those hip kids. For those of you who [...]