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How the Lake Chapala Shoreline once began... roots.

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"Place of Mushrooms" (Paxacu)

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Aerial view of Pajacuarán.

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1831- town hall; 1922- municipality

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1966- Dad becomes a Bracero and comes to the United States.

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Dad suffered some horrible moments as a Bracero.

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🚆 Dad makes it to the U.S. in 1966.
🛫 Mom follows in 1969.

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1980👶🍼

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Pre-Kinder with the Carmelite Sisters.

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✔️ 1988 🛂

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Road trips; 🧸🚗⚽🍬 toys for orphans

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After college, taught for 5 years & served as vice-principal.

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Introduced to the De La Salle Christian Brothers; traveled to Mexico to serve along the Brothers.

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"Quality Education, Respect for All People..."

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"Quality Education, Respect for All People..."

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Tutored at the LEO Center in Oakland; studied abroad; took Spanish Literature classes for a Minor; part of the first Latino Intramural Softball team; lived at Casa Joaquin Murrieta, a co-op.

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"El Teacher"

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Only Catholic School in my parents' native town; an adobe house donated by a Father José Mora y Del Rio.

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Created the curriculum for the English classes I taught; Pre-K to Secundaria/Jr.High

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Isla de Janitzio is the main island of Lake Pátzcuaro in the state of Michoacán, México.

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Náhuatl phrase- Tonallán: "Where the Sun Rises."

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My mom, sister, aunts, primas, grandmas, & great grandmas all wear/wore rebozos. I place a rebozo on my Day of the Dead Altar.

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Friend & Colleague- We collaborated on choosing curriculum for all boys' academy; very knowledgeable with ELA standards; more than 30 years in Catholic Education; count on her feedback/editing of my written work.

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In Náhuatl, Chapala means "place of grasshoppers on the water."

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Largest lake in México.

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Blue corn mushroom, corn smut or Mexican truffle; fungus

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“Ni de aquí, ni de aya...”