Summary Of ' I Don 't Know ' Mama

“On March 20, 2000, he goes to his grandmother Águeda’s house. He stands on the same porch that his mother disappeared from eleven years ago. He hugs Maria Isabel and Aunt Rosa Amelia. Then he steps off” (44).

Think about how both of Wes’ moms try to push the value of education. The authors mom Joy, moves to the bronx to seek out a better life for her son Wes. His mother saw education as a big priority, especially since she “saw

It was two days before Christmas, when Josephine opened the door to her 12 year old son’s room. Chay was the oldest of her four children, and the one she related to most. As Josephine sat down on the edge of the bed, Chay opened his eyes slowly. The dim light that seeped through the partially opened door revealed tears in his mother’s eyes.

“It’s adorable! What is it?” She asked, noticing that he was dumping what looked old, but not rotting, mashed potatoes and chicken.

While going through a hard time of her husband being gone and he grandmother passing away, Lilia wanted so bad to cross into America to have her family together. An old friend of Lilia’s from school offered to help get her and her child across to America. Seeing that she trusted the man she decided to allow him to help her. Lilia and her baby had to go with different coyotes. She went to the house of the man that was to be her coyote; he took Lilia to a woman coyote that would bring the child across. After leaving her baby with the woman, Lilia and her coyotes started their journey in a truck. She was to ride on the back that was covered with the man that was not driving; along the journey, the coyote raped her. They arrived at a river, which she had to swim across. Once across the water, she had to wait in a junk yard in the back of a car for someone to show up and call for her. She was taken to a house, where she would get her new identification, a new life. This is where she awaited for her child and her husband. While she was waiting she had to cut and dye her hair, she also watched a man being murdered. Day’s passes and her child never arrived, but Hector did. Hector was grateful to see his wife, but very upset that his child had not arrived. Hector, Lilia, and Miguel tried to figure out how to find the child, but had no luck. Hector asked his boss and his wife to help but they also had no

In 1964, Guatemala was being run by a military junta, violence was a part of every day life, the economy was in shambles, and jobs were scare (Cuevas, 2011). It was in this setting that a young man, my future father-in-law, took a chance at a better life for he and his family. Enticed by rumors of prosperity in the United States, Alex and his brother Rene saved their money to journey to Chicago, leaving their families behind in a search for hope that was borne of desperation. Alex left his wife Ruth with 20 Guatemalan Quetzal, the equivalent of $20 dollars, and their three children, Vivien, 5, Ingrid, 3, and Marvin, a newborn baby. What experience lay in store for he and his family? How would they fare in an unknown country, without

Not only was it the choice of the men that impacted their lives, but the choices of others also affected the men. The author’s mother chose the harder, more diligent schools for her son. Her determined spirit to provide a fulfilled life for Wes helped him get to where he is today. On the other hand, the mother of the other Wes Moore also desired a fulfilled life for her son, but she never provided a successful

“Earlier today, we learned that an attempt was made on your cousin’s life,” her father said to her. “Your mother has so much grief for your cousin, because of the actions that he has made since the past two years – deeds worthy of being told to all

In this story, Sonia Nazario recounts how a Honduran boy called Enrique passed many dangerous situations in his travel to the United States in order to finally meet with his mother. Enrique began his travel to the United States eleven years after his mother left him in Honduras. Enrique faced gangsters, bandits and corrupt police officers when he was in the train called “El Tren de la Muerte”. The only thing that he was carrying was his mother’s phone number. But Enrique never gave up. Enrique’s courage, hope and help from strangers make him achieved his goal… meet with his mother.

It was just another ordinary Thursday for my mother in the small town of Oratorio de Concepcion in rural El Salvador. Just like any other eight year old in 1980, she got up, brushed her teeth, quickly pulled her knotted hair into a high ponytail, and left for school. The short distance she walked was filled with the sounds of worn out shoes hitting the dirt road as children ran by excited to start a new day at the town’s only elementary school. After hours of sitting in a classroom surrounded by grey concrete bricks, once the last bell rang, she would wait at the entrance gate for her younger brother and cousin. They walked back down the dirt road together while kicking a deflated soccer ball to their home where their grandmother would be waiting for them with a little snack. My mother, her older

That was a very traumatic and a very hard time for him because throughout his lifetime, his mother would always be there to help guide him throughout all of the challenges that he has conquered through his life. His father was not really around to be in his life as much as he needed to be as a father. His father was mostly working and out and about with his own friends.One of his worst fears was being afraid of losing someone he loves.

The son felt estranged

1. "See," I said, "you don 't have any family and neither do I. I 've got the preacher, of course. But I don 't have a mama. I mean I have one, but I don 't know where she is. She left when I was three years old. I can 't hardly remember her. And I bet you don 't remember your mama much either. So we 're almost like orphans" pg 21.

Here was a young girl who was every inkling a gorgeous vixen and he had noticed her the first day that she stepped into class. Every inch of her was perfection, so perhaps in a way it was nice to see her nervous and to see her as another human being who was a bit caught up in her own world and life. Everyone had problems and most people didn't recognize that others struggled just as much as they did. It was good to break past that barrier and see her for herself and he gave her a commiserating smile in the process. His voice was low and thoughtful, the studied practice which had led him to be such a pleasing teacher for more than just his

Throughout life I have had many memorable events. The memorable times in my life vary from being the worst times in my life and some being the best, either way they have become milestones that will be remembered forever. The best day of my life was definitely the day that I received my drivers' license. This day is one of the most memorable because of the feelings I had when I received it, the opportunities that were opened up for me and the long lasting benefits that I received from it that still exist today.