Category: Roots

Growing up I didnt realize how slightly different my family was to the ideal American family. Not until people would point it out, but we had our version of the American dream. We were a Salvadorian rooted family living in a predominantly white area so growing up I often faced a lot of self-hatred believing…

If you were to ask me where Im from, I only have one answer. If you were to ask me where I grew up, again, I have only one answer. Thats because, even after travelling to different places around the world, I always trace my roots back to one or two places; places where my…