Advocates for Adult Literacy in Contra Costa County
For me, it was an easy decision to retire because I was not thinking to retire yet. But the company was not making enough business, so they decided to lay off employees from different departments. I was one of them. … Read More »
My name is Judy. When I was about ten years old, I was very envious of people who could dance and play piano. However, during the Cultural Revolution in China, crazy politics swept across the whole country. For a ten-year-old … Read More »
A clown is happy. A clown is generous. When people ask me, “What do you do?” I answer, “I’m a clown to be honest. To be honest, I’m a clown” because a clown is true in every moment. Even when … Read More »
Our family took a flight from San Francisco to New York City during mid-December. We stayed in a nice hotel in Times Square. That night, we had dinner at the hotel restaurant. The next day, we went walking on Broadway … Read More »
I had a very exciting and unforgettable couple of weeks. I saw my aunt and my cousin after fourteen years. That’s why I was very excited and very happy. We picked them up from the San Francisco Airport and brought … Read More »
A life is challenging. Sometimes it make us frustrated. When I have fears or I feel like I am not on the right track in my life, I look back on an event in my childhood. That one day, my … Read More »
A few months ago, I became very interested to know where my family came from. I had the opportunity to meet Ms. Marilyn at Project Second Chance. A few months ago, she told me that she searched for her parents’ … Read More »
When I was a laborer in 1962 I was working in Livermore, California It was 110 degrees in the shade and no shade We had just finished the first section of the housing tract I had a Jeep with a … Read More »
When I was a child, I wanted to be a secretary. I wanted to study, but my mother didn’t have money to send me and my sister to school. One day I was walking and I looked in the sky. I saw … Read More »
In Oaxaca, we celebrated the Day of the Dead with a big party for our ancestors. This celebration starts with building an altar on a table and decorating it with cempazuchilt flowers. You can find this kind of flowers only … Read More »