President of El Salvador

four children; a young men who had the urge to survive and escape the brutal and genocide Guerilla (peasants vs. salvadorean army) of 1979. This extraordinary person is my father, his name is Davidio (David) Garcia. The Civil War took place in El Salvador in 1979-1992. The Farabundo Marti National Liberation (FMNL) drafted young boys and girls between the ages of twelve- eighteen with (for those who were promised land or power) or without consent. Most of this people were from the “Pueblos” who…

I remember the day when my mother dropped me off at the front door of my pre-school class- the welcoming teachers who were extra tender, the vibrant wall decorations, and the clueless children who were dominantly from Mexican heritage, but the image that strikes me most is of me hugging my Guatemalan mother’s leg, telling me “Todo ba estar bien mijio.” translated in English as “son, everything will be fine.” Only I knew understood my mother 's words since she spoke in Guatemalan Spanish instead…

The Shining Path was established in Peru during the late 1960’s by philosophy professor Abimael Guzman. Abimael Guzman was teaching at San Cristóbal of Huamanga University in Ayacucho, Peru. Guzman opposed the Peruvian political elites and engaged in left-wing politics. Initially appealing to the poor academics that shared his belief founded on Marxist ideology. Following Guzman’s visit to the People republic of China, deriving influences from Maoist theories. He expanded upon those concepts of…

women and women’s issue was crucial in the post-war development of Salvadoran feminist organizations and advent of feminist and gender consciousness. In the next section, I will provide a literature that covers a gendered analysis of post-civil war El…

be hard to stomach the truths that it waves in your face. The image of the ears can be disturbing, but we get the full force of the message. The Americans have entered the house of a colonel in El Salvador during the civil war in the late 1970s. The Colonel captures the brutality of the people in El Salvador at the hands of the high ranking military man and uncovers the hidden inhuman treatment of the people in these societies. React: Some writers would sensationalize their experience…

In class we had to read a book called “Revulsion: Thomas Bernhard in San Salvador” by Horacio Castellano Moya written in 1997. This book consists of one main character Vega, who is an art history professor that comes back to El Salvador to attend his mother’s funeral in exchange for his fair share of her will she left behind for him and his brother. While being in El Salvador for fifteen days Vega meets up with his so called friend named Moya at a bar called La Lumbre. They decided to meet up in…

In less developed countries like El Salvador, the fight to stop the gun violence due to one problem of "In El Salvador and Honduras, there are a lot of gangs and drug trafficking, especially among younger men, and that has resulted in a big increase in gun violence." It’s getting to a point where the law enforcement is scared to engage and the citizens are afraid to intervene. Developed countries such as the United states and less-developed countries like El Salvador have to educate their…

significant issue around the world right now. If you lived in Bangladesh, you might be forced to quit school and work in a sweatshop for $3.00 a month. In poor and developing countries like Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica, The Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haití, Honduras, Indonesia, Nicaragua, and Vietnam, there are kids making your clothes right now. Yes, YOUR clothes. Although you may think that your clothes just come from machines in different countries,…

The intent of this letter is to express my wholehearted recommendation for Roberto Valenzuela as a superb candidate for the position at Terros Health. Given my prior work experience with Roberto, I have no doubt that he will be a valuable asset to your organization. I had the pleasure to meet Roberto, in 2012, during his employment at People of Color Network (POCN). At that time, I was the clinical supervisor for the children’s department at La Frontera-EMPACT-Suicide Prevention Center…

Isabelle Anne Romero, of Filipino decent, standing 5’3 inches was born October 10th, 2001, in Fresno California. Isabelle lives with both her parents and her younger sister Natalie most of the year. However half of the year her grandparents who are from the Philippines come and stay with her family. When they are in town it’s an absolute treat to everyone because of the homemade egg rolls that they generously share with the entire community. Isabelle playing both comp and varsity volleyball,…