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Dust of the Moon
“My name is Carlos Leonardo Nájera de Madrid.” This is how my father begins his life story. I am not sure when he started writing. It might’ve been in the 1960s or 70s. But I remember seeing him many nights … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestry, autobiography, California History, Colorado River, Family History, halloween, heart breaks, Mexicali, Oxnard, paper boys
Tagged bullies, California, family, growing up, Public Education, School, water
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The Boy
One of my first jobs was with the Migrant Education Program. I was working at a small school in the hills east of Moss Landing. Most of my students there worked in the nearby strawberry farms. They would start working … Continue reading
Mrs. Bridges
Monday . . . Joe stood at the living room window and looked out. It was warm and comfortable inside his house, he knew. Outside, the November sun was dropping closer to the coastal mountains stretching the shadows longer, … Continue reading
The Story of Nena by Carlos Najera
I was five years old. El Paso del Norte was by now a distant memory. The Imperial Valley was such a long way from here. We now lived in Oxnard in a Mexican neighborhood. The people here were descendants of … Continue reading
A Tale of Nena the Fairy by Carlos Najera
I was five years old. El Paso del Norte was by now a distant memory. The Imperial Valley was such a long way from here. We now lived in a Mexican neighborhood. The people here were descendants of the … Continue reading
Making the Grade by Carlos Najera
This year, 1917, my classroom at Haydock School was downstairs in the basement. Most of my classmates were also Spanish-speaking. I was lucky that way because the Mexican children that lived and worked out in the farms and ranches could … Continue reading
Posted in Family History
Tagged Bilingual Education, bullies, Oxnard, Public Education
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The Fields of Tulare by Joseph Najera
Dear Reader: I started thinking about Pearl Harbour Day, that date is now upon us, and I remembered this story. I wrote it down in free verse. Thank you. Courtesy of the Oxnard Public Library That night Luna glowed as … Continue reading
Posted in Family History
Tagged bullies, History of Oxnard, Japanese Interment, Pearl Harbour, WWII
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The Power of Yes by Carlos Najera
Recess! I could run around and say hello to my sisters. I could play with my friend Ernest and his brother Hugo. Thanks to them I was able to learn more than the teachers ever taught me. Ernest and his … Continue reading
The Blood of Kings by Carlos and Joseph Najera
My mother married again in 1915. She married a Pochi. His name was Juan María Olivas. He descended from one of the original Spanish-speaking families of California. His name was Don Raimundo Olivas and in 1841 he received a land grant … Continue reading
Posted in Family History
Tagged bullies, History of Oxnard, La Colonia, motherhood, Najera-Madrid
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Extra! Extra! by Carlos Najera
At the grocery store, pork chops cost $.21 a pound; bacon cost $.32 a pound; a quart of milk cost $.10; a pound of butter cost $.42; eggs were $.23 a dozen; flour cost $.03 a pound; sugar was $.05 … Continue reading
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Tagged bullies, History of Oxnard, Los Angeles Evening Hearald, paper boys, personal finance
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