Dear Child, Well now you are in adult but you were once a child. Your life may have seemed to have flown by even though it didn’t. I wanted to tell you that I see you and I acknowledge your existence. I see all the hard work you do. I…

Growing up in an immigrant home, education is valued highly. You have to do well in school and go to college to have a chance for a better life. Of course, this comes with a lot of pressure. I felt a lot of pressure to do well and was always…

When I started college, I never thought I would go to therapy. The first few weeks I did feel fine, but I really wasn’t. Throughout my teenage years, I had signs of anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and depression all stemming from trauma. I learned these terms in therapy. None of this…

Maceo Montoya is an artist, writer and an educator. He has been a professor at the Chicana/o Studies Department at UC Davis for ten years. Here, his classes focus on shining a light on Chicanx literature by Chicanx authors. Also, Montoya has been a writer for about 18 years. During…