Campesino Men & Women
Andrea Canas
Esta historia se escribe en Español = This story is also written in Spanish here. “The best thing about El Salvador is its people who come together to help solve its problems.” Editor’s Note: Anyone who lives to see 100 birthday candles on her cake has tales to tell. She lived during unbelievably harsh conditions in El Salvador’s history. Yet Andrea is a survivor! She survived as an orphan, survived.....
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Andrea Canas Spanish
Translation provided by Profesora Espanol Jeanette Fogarty <<Lo mejor de El Salvador es su gente que se une para ayudar a resolver sus problemas. >> Una nota del editor: Cualquiera que viva para ver 100 velas de cumpleaños en su pastel tiene historias que contar. Vivió durante condiciones increíblemente duras en la historia de El Salvador. ¡Sin embargo, Andrea es una sobreviviente! Sobrevivió como una huérfana, sobrevivió la pérdida de.....
The Road Back
Traveling the road back is an annual journey for us. Even finding the road back to our scholarship students is difficult because it bears little resemblance to the one we traveled last year. The main road is being widened and is filled with all the earth moving equipment necessary for that project. Even our driver who drove us last year asks his co-pilot in the front seat, “Is this the.....
Juan Antonio Galdemaz Monge
“We could only be wishful that this child’s life be spared. “ Esta historia se escribe en Español = This story is also written in Spanish here Editor’s Note: “Give us this day our daily bread” takes on a very literal meaning in this story of a humble man who gives thanks for exactly that because some days that is all he has. Juan sitting on his front porch with.....
Doll Ladies
The forlorn little rag dolls are so dejected-looking, so pitiful, they beg for love and ownership. Their embroidery eyes are sewn on crooked and other facial features are expressionless. Their limbs are misshapen and disproportionate. One can only guess what stuffing is inside. Their clothes are made from scraps of tattered materials. You aren’t drawn to purchase these dolls for their appearance or their quality. You feel a need to.....
Mariana Amaya Lara
This nearly 100-year old woman cared for Oscar Romero’s family AND had 19 of her own children AND is still going strong! Esta historia se escribe en Español = This story is also written in Spanish here. Editor’s Note: Ciudad Barrios (formerly known as Cacahuatique) is a municipality in the rural area in northern San Miguel department of El Salvador. Its claim to fame is being the birthplace.....
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Mariana Amaya Lara - Spanish
MARIANA AMAYA LARA Translated by Santiago Sanchez Esta casi centenaria anciana cuidó de la familia de Oscar Romero, tuvo 19 hijos propios y todavía esta fuerte! Nota del editor: Ciudad Barrios (antiguamente conocida como Cacahuatique) es un municipio del área rural del norte del departamento de San Miguel en El Salvador. Lo que le da fama es el hecho de ser el lugar de nacimiento de Monseñor Oscar Romero a.....
Marina Villalta
“I feel embraced on the inside having shared my story because I have carried around all this heaviness for years, and now I feel free in telling it.” Editor’s Note: Marina is a hard-working, brave, and determined woman. She does not let a lack of education or limited financial resources hinder her from doing what she feels in her heart and soul to be right. When her daughter-in-law, Karen, felt.....
Aprons
Approaching the elderly woman standing in her doorway, I asked permission to take her picture. She nodded approval but reached behind her back to tug her apron strings loose. “NO, NO,” I quickly responded, shaking my head vigorously in protest. The whole purpose of the photo op was my latest harebrained idea for a story: APRONS. Salvadoran women seem to wear their aprons in the same way the school children.....