Magon: Five Generations of Sinaloa

August 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Caravan to Citizenship, Coachella, culiacan, Deferred Action, diary of joaquin magon, immigration reform, immigration story, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, S. 744, Salinas, Sinaloa, UFW

[Translate]   The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 26:  Five Generations of Sinaloa   My great grandmother, Maria, never wrote anything down.

The Diary of Joaquín Magón: The Incredible Story of Griselda

September 10, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Baja California, Calexico, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, community organizer, coyotes, Eastern Coachella Valley, El Norte, El Salvador, Farm Workers, Guatemala, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, Mexicali, migrant workers, north, Oaxaca, Salton Sea, Sinaloa, strawberry, strawberry fields, UFW, United Farm Workers

[Translate]     Entry 18: The Incredible Story of Griselda, A Migrant Farm Worker   I worked in your orchards of peaches and prunes I slept on the ground in the light of the moon On the edge of the city you’ll see us and then We come with the dust and we go with the wind -Pastures of Plenty, Woody Guthrie   Griselda left, as many of them do.