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by Enrique Gijón

Cuando tenia 10 años edad , mis padres nos llevaron junto con mis dos hermanos a Los Ángeles, California de manera ilegal, de “migrantes”.
When I was 10 years old, my parents took my two siblings and me to Los Angeles, California illegally, as “migrants.”

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by Rosa Colón: Visual Artist
Helen Gerhardt: Original Text

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by Sony Ton-Aime

On March 2, 2026, I learned the devastating news that a Haitian woman had died at a bus stop twenty minutes away from my house. It was one of the coldest weeks of the year. I did not know much about her besides that her name was Daphy Michel.

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Autor Enrique Gijón; Título: Autorretrato Migrante; TécnicaÑ Xilografia Impresa/Loneta.; Medidas: 100cm x75cx; Año: 2015
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