To The Bone

To The Bone

Mexico, Te Extraño

Missing Mexico, seeking it out here in Minnesota

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Hank Shaw
Nov 28, 2023
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Playa balandra, in Baja Sur.
Playa Balandra, in Baja Sur.

I miss Mexico, and Mexicans.

Living in Sacramento, I took for granted the presence of both, which are omnipresent, if at times subdued. Latinos are, at the very least, equal in number to non-Latinos in my old home, if not the majority.

Quinceañeras next door, banda or reggaeton playing from the open windows of cars at stoplig…

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