There was an entry of Bob's where he stated that "For the last 20 years I have been Hispanic, for the 20 years before that, I was Chicano, and the 15 years before that I was just a poor Mexican kid from the wrong side of the tracks." Interesting/sad that for the same person, three different labels were placed. Awesome to see how a kid from the "wrong side of the tracks" ended up doing as much as he has. Great story about your family too. Stories about families achieving the American Dream (in whatever form they want that dream to be) need to be the focus of media attention. The news always states that Mexican/Latino immigrants are bad because . . . fill in the blank with whatever half-thought statements you've heard. It's a shame that my best friend will never make the evening news with his success story - how he came to CA from Guatamala when he was 18, started mowing lawns with one mower and a beat-up truck, and now owns his owns business doing landscaping projects for various cities in the IE.
Great job to Bob on all his posts.
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