Family

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  My Mother’s Illness

  August 31, 2015 / We'Ced

  Growing up, my mother wasn't like any other mom I’d see. When we would go to the park across the street from our house, she would automatically head towards the bench and sit. I would see other kids my age being chased by their mom or being helped across the monkey bars. My mom could only just stare from a distance while I played.

  arthritis  family  family health  health  rheumatoid arthritis  spotlight  
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  With AB60, No More ‘Driving in Fear’

  August 31, 2015 / We'Ced

  One day in my government class, as we were discussing various laws in the process of being passed in California, a classmate brought up AB60. This classmate questioned why undocumented immigrants should receive benefits that, according to him, they don’t deserve.

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  Letter To My Brother

  August 11, 2015 / We'Ced

  I know I don't write very often, sometimes it's hard for me to come up with the words to say. I don't like asking how you've been or what you've been doing because those questions run up against the harsh reality that you've been in and out of prison most of our lives. I hope you know with certainty that I miss you all the time and you are so loved by our family.

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  Staying a Family, After Deportation

  August 11, 2015 / We'Ced

  When people find out that I don’t live with my parents they ask all kinds of questions: “Why are your parents in Mexico?” and “Why do you live with your uncle?”

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  Youth Group hosts Resource Fair in South Merced

  July 24, 2015 / We'Ced

  The event, hosted by the Guadalupano Youth Society of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, was created to provide South Merced residents with information they may not access to otherwise.

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  Undocumented Kids to Get Health Coverage in State Budget

  June 17, 2015 / We'Ced

  Calling it one of the “best” budgets the state has ever had, California Gov. Jerry Brown said the $167.6 billion dollar budget the legislature passed Tuesday would pump more money into child care and education, pay down the state’s debt by $1.9 billion and provide health care for its undocumented children.

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