Anyway, it was so nice to be invited to a private celebration like this. The Hispanic community is somewhat closed to outsiders. With good reason. The people are used for cheap labor and at the chicken processing plant. Then, the papers are filled with how awful it is that they are here. From my history classes I remember, "Irish Need Not Apply" The more things change, the more they stay the same. Anyway, I was very touched to be included. And, come to find out, a birthday party for a 12 year old is pretty much the same anywhere. The only difference was that she got Happy Birthday sung to her twice. Once in English. Once in Spanish.
Here are a couple pictures. Looks kinda American!
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Great for you. I'm very sad about this whole Immegration Reform bill. I've been serving on the Board of Directors of an organization called "Abriendo Fronteras" or Opening Borders. Its' mission is to overcome all sorts of borders through opportunities for cultures to learn from one another. Must of the focus is on migrant families here and at the Texas/Mexico border. The stories can be just heart-wrenching.
It is a sad thing. I am such an uber liberal that I think anyone who wants the American Dream should come and get it. Gurumayi (a guru I sort of follow) always talks about abundance. There is more than enough for everyone. We too often concentrate on scarcity and not the abundance that the world around us has. That's the word for the day. Abundance. Aha a new post idea. Probably not new, but I'll go with it anyway.
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