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Tag Archives: Mexicali
The Land of Dust by Carlos Najera
Don Carlos remembers his first few months in his new home of Mexicali: The Sun went down slowly on our first day there. I watched the evening sky change from bright blue to shades of red and pink. The … Continue reading
Posted in autobiography, California History, Mexicali, Uncategorized
Tagged family, Mexicali, motherhood
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Queen of the Night by Carlos and Joseph Najera
How excited you are! You have arrived at the age. You are a young lady now. It’s a magical age, Where everything is possible, And everything is beautiful, Where everything is joy and happiness, And tears are unknown, Where pain … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Family History, growing old, Poetic interlude, Uncategorized
Tagged family, Mexicali, Quinceanera
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Highway 111 by Joseph Najera
Here we are, my family. My mother must have been the one who took the photo. I look to be about six or seven so the year was 1953 or 1954. That is Chris on the left. She is 12 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged California, family, History of Imperial Valley, Mexicali
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Don Carlos and the Backhoe Loader by Joseph Edward Najera
the cars with lights shining bright move slowly in line, straight and almost endless. faces dark with sadness, suits and dresses black as the shadows of night, eyes glisten, heads bent, bloodshot eyes watch as the … Continue reading
August Cool by Carlos Najera
(Dear reader: This is a rewrite of a post titled “Echevarria”. I combined two of Don Carlos’ stories since they were about the same subject.) I think that I better confess. The heat this summer here in Mexicali hit me … Continue reading
A Trip to Sonoita by Carlos and Joseph Najera
Morelos Dam. Laguna Diversion Dam. Imperial Dam. Palo Verde Dam. Headgate Rock Dam. Parker Dam. Davis Dam. Hoover Dam. Glen Canyon Dam. Price-Stubb Dam. Grand Valley Diversion Dam. Windy Gap Dam. Granby Dam. Shadow Mountain Dam. Blue Mesa Dam. Dillon … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, growing old
Tagged Colorado River Delta, History of Imperial Valley, Mexicali
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A Trip to Sonoita by Carlos and Joseph Najera
Morelos Dam. Laguna Diversion Dam. Imperial Dam. Palo Verde Dam. Headgate Rock Dam. Parker Dam. Davis Dam. Hoover Dam. Glen Canyon Dam. Price-Stubb Dam. Grand Valley Diversion Dam. Windy Gap Dam. Granby Dam. Shadow Mountain Dam. Blue Mesa Dam. Dillon … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, growing old
Tagged Colorado River Delta, History of Imperial Valley, Mexicali, water
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Janet at 15 by Carlos and Joseph Nájera
How excited you are! You have arrived at the age. You are a young lady now. It’s a magical age, Where everything is possible, And everything is beautiful, Where everything is joy and happiness, And tears are unknown, Where pain … Continue reading
Monsoon Highway by Carlos Najera
I was here all alone at my place in Mexicali, trying to write an essay, when Olga and her girls and their kids came over with a cake and a gallon of Ice Cream. They sang the Happy Birthday song … Continue reading
Brawley, California 1948 by Carlos Najera
I am working now in the Imperial Valley for the Irrigation District. There are many miles of canals and smaller channels and ditches that feed the thirsty land. This valley has become one of the richest agricultural regions in … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, TB
Tagged History of Imperial Valley, Mexicali, Tuberculosis, water
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