Garza, C. L., Alarcón, F. X., &
Rohmer, H. (1996). In my family. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book
Press.
Sometimes we make connections between things, customs,
traditions, or even just ordinary events of everyday life and the people that
surround us. Although short, these mini connections tell a great deal about
Mexican beliefs, customs, and traditions, about family and the beauty of the
culture. Read and find out how to cure earache and about the miracles from La
Virgen de Guadalupe, the beliefs of the culture, and family unity. Stories are
beautifully written both in English and Spanish and this touch makes them even
more special.
All these stories hit close to home. "Eating Nopalitos" I still find my dad sitting down at the kitchen tabale with a bucket of nopales using a small blade to peel the "espinas" off them so that he can cook them. I remember not liking them and I also remember trying them every single time they made them because I wanted to like them as much as my daddy liked them. It didn't happen! But now, as an adult, I suppose I acquired a taste for them. Whoever is Mexican or Mexican-American KNOWS the legend of La Llorona. And I suppose I'm one of the crazy ones who has actually heard her weeping. When I was little we lived in Mexico. There was a small creek in the back of my house. One night, must have been past midnight, we heard a woman crying. We assumed it was our next door neighbor missing her sons that had just left. Well we found out the next day that our neighbor had left for the week and no one had been home. Scary, huh? Also, the ear treatment! I am 36 years old and my mom still does that to me when she believes I have "aire" in my ear. As crazy as these stories are, they are ALL part of who I am and I am damn proud of being Mexican and having an awesome background. This is who I am...didn't turn out too bad for being Mexican, huh?
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