Always “el bebe”
Imagine being the last one in the family, but also the priority In my Hispanic household, the oldest child is the test dummy, the second is the goal setter, and …
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Growing up Hispanic
Even though I was too young to remember moving to America, I can never forget where I came from. My mom and I left Honduras when I was two. We …
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Heritage in Their Own Words: Social Studies Teacher Nathalia Perez
By Makayla Turrentine and Jaida Cooper Parrish The Pirates’ Hook (PH): What do you teach? Nathalia Perez (NP): I teach World History, both ESL, sheltered and standard world history, PH: …
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Heritage in their own words: EC teacher Bart Gonzalez
The Pirates’ Hook (PH): What do you teach at Riverside High? Bart Gonzales (BG): I teach History and exceptional children. PH: What brought you to Durham? BG: What brought me …
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Heritage in their own words: Varsity soccer coach Alex Ramirez
By Levi Brown The Pirates’ Hook (PH): What do you teach or coach here at Riverside? Alex Ramirez (AR): I coach varsity soccer, and I don’t teach full time but …
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Heritage in their own words: Spanish teacher Claudia Ballon Morales
The Pirates’ Hook (PH): What brought you to Durham? Claudia Ballon (CB): A teacher program called Participate Learning. I am an ambassador teacher. PH: What do you teach? CB: Right …
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Navegando por las admisiones universitarias
No puedo escribir mi ensayo personal. Si toda mi vida siempre era buena para escribir ensayos, porque cera que no puedo escribir este? Adonde empiezo? De que escribo? Yo podría …
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I can’t bring myself to write my personal essay. If I have been good at writing essays my whole life, why can’t I write this one? Where do I even …
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Beyond food and dance
Art by DJ Hernandez The Hook is covering Hispanic Heritage month differently this year. In the past, we have covered songs, dances and foods that Hispanic students identify with. It’s …
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Heritage in their own words: Secretary Nancy Sosa
The Pirates’ Hook (PH): What brought you to Durham? Nancy Sosa (NS): A job opportunity. I wanted to get back to the school system. PH: How does your heritage influence your …
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Heritage in their own words: ESL Teacher Alvaro Garzon
The Pirates’ Hook (PH): What brought you to Durham? Alvaro Garzon (AG): I’m here because my wife is an elementary school teacher, she applied to DPS and they gave her …
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Lejos, pero cerca
San Pablito es un pequeño pueblo del municipio de Pahuatlán en Puebla, México. El pueblo tiene su propia lengua llamada otomí. Se habla mucho, pero también hablan español. El otomí …
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Heritage in their own words: ESL graduation coach Karen Kiem
By Kiara Gonzalez Punes The Pirates’ Hook (PH): What brought you to Durham? Karen Kiem (KK): I live in Wake County. I was looking for a job, and this was …
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El Espacio Intremedio
Al crecer, siempre supe que era hispana. Veía El Chavo del 8 y Pocoyó todos los domingos por la mañana antes de ir a la iglesia, cenaba arroz con pollo, …
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Growing up, I always knew that I was Hispanic. I watched El Chavo Del 8 and Pocoyo every Sunday morning before church, ate arroz con pollo for dinner and woke …
The space in between Read More Far away, yet close
San Pablito is a small town in the Pahualtán municipality in Puebla, Mexico. The community had their own language called Otomí. It is widely spoken, but they also speak Spanish. …
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Heritage in their own words: Lead custodian Delfina Contreras
Delfina Contreras is Riverside’s lead custodian. She has worked at school for 7 years and came to the United States from Veracruz, Mexico in search of more opportunities. The Pirates’ …
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A month of celebration, or is it obligation?
As a first generation Honduran-American living in the United States who speaks Spanish, I find it strange that students learn more about Hispanic Heritage month than the culture itself. I’m …
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