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Like many first-generation Mexican immigrants, Juan Rivera grew up in a home where the family communicated exclusively in Spanish. So when he had his own children, it was important that his home be ...

I felt her staring at me on the playground as I called out to my daughter. She must be someone’s grandmother, I thought. She must be curious, as people often are. Then she took one step toward me — ...