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With brother in front of Sears, circa 1993.

International Mother Language Day: Speaking Zapoteco at Sears 

February 21, 2024

Stories of why I identify as diasporic-Indigenous and how Zapotec defines my Indigeneity. The moments I realized we were a different type of Mexican We were in the appliance section at Sears in Santa Monica, CA. It was after our family photo-shoot and my parents were trying to figure out whether they wanted to make a purchase. My father was

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It’s Not Imposter Syndrome, It’s That I’ve Never Done it Before 

January 31, 2024

I’m the first generation in my family to do many things for the first time: graduate high school, earn a college and graduate degree, and lead as the founder of Mi Oaxaca. The earlier experiences generated doubt about my presence in those institutions and organizations. But now I have a different relationship when the imposter syndrome arises. I recently shared

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