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Subject:  Mac Donnel Grade School en la Main st. |
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Author: Dr. Armando Ayala |
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Date Posted: 16:49:42 02/09/03 Sun Author Host/IP: 207-218-218-90.ev1.net/207.218.218.90 Doc Riojas, in answer to your question about the tendajito kitty corner from la MacDonnel grade school. Yes, Alicia lived there. "Severita," was the name of the lady who owned the "Tendajito"' we use to buy "pirolis", conos de "pinole" & sometimes una "Nehi" soda. Te acuerdas? Las Nehi's tenian doble la cantidad de la Coca, only 5 cents. La MacDonnal la escuela next to iglesia El Redentor, producio muchos WWII heroes & "successful" people in spite of the low socio-economic level. My Dad was tough on my brother and I; but, let us remember what a struggle it was to make a living during our "NiNES". I made a deal with my Dad ; that if he would let my brother & I sleep at home , we would feed & clothe ourselves with our part-time work. My brother Xavier , got tired of this lifestyle and did exactly as you did; he dropped out and joined the USAF. I stayed to graduate the next year because I was madly in love with Connie Burr. I married her before I joined up, but kept it a secret until after Basic Training. She joined me in Ft. Worth, Tx. & we had a little girl; 3 months later Iwas assigned to French Morocco. Yes brother; we walked the same paths; I asked you one time how you had earned your "Doc" degree & you replied,' With a lot of hard work and $70,000 worth of loans!". I admire you for that & for returning to serve our RAZA. I too returned to serve nuestra RAZA, but unfortunately I had to serve us in Ca. because Laredo politics for teachers were in the control of "Pepe" Martin & his beloved "Nixon". Even after my neighbor and childhood friend, Vidal Treviņo, became the Zar of Education, he didn't believed in my specialty of "Bilingual /Multicultural Ed. That is another chapter. ( in 1970 when I got my M.A. :Laredo had a dropout rate of 80%.) Thanks "Doc" for your compliments. Un fuerte abrazo CHICANO, "El Hueso" de Laredo http://community.webtv.net/DrChili/DrArmandoAyala "Ora es cuando! Le da EL CHILE savor al caldo" [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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 Re: Mac Donnel Grade School en la Main st. | sara | 22:01:43 03/03/03 Mon |
| Re: Mac Donnel Grade School en la Main st. | AK3 Abelardo Abrego | 17:14:44 12/09/04 Thu |
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