This Veterans Memorial in Waco is One of the Largest Ones Founded by a Latino

Standing on the tree-lined banks of the Brazos River is the Waco Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Possibly the largest monument of its kind founded by a Latino in the United States, the city block-long memorial has been described as “a silent but powerful testimony of the war’s impact on both the Waco community and the nation […]

My Day of the Dead Birthday Used to Haunt Me.  Now I Cherish It.

By Manny Ruiz My mom was fond of telling everyone that I had the double fortune of being born feet first, and on the Day of the Dead.   I know the first fact is special because only three percent of the population is a breech baby, but the second one always sounded haunting to me, […]