#nideaquinideaya

[indiev]

De un lado se encuentra la corrupción, la pobreza, y y la inhumanidad. En el otro, se encuentra el apoyo para el pueblo, la oportunidad para vivir con un techo y comida, y el respeto de los derechos humanos. De un lado, los sueños se hacen realidad...de el otro lado, los sueños son lo que ayudan a uno mantener la fortaleza para vivir en la realidad. De qué lado estoy? #Tijuana #Border #WhichSideIsWhich #PlayasDeTijuana #NiDeAquiNiDeAya #DeUnLado (at Playas de Tijuana)

[dianaliz]

time...

13 years & 8 months- est. time i lived in mexico

12 years & 9 months- est. time i've lived in the u.s.

7 years & 7 months- est. time since i was last in mexicali.

1 year, 7 months & 9 days- time since my daca was approved.

reflecting on how time has affected my identities. the best way i come to comprehend my OWN identities is this...i was born in mexicali, baja california in mexico. i speak spanish and eat mexican food on regular basis. i am aware of mexican culture including holidays and catholic influence in such holidays. i don't identify as chicana (one of my biggest pet peeve i have when people assumed i identify as chicana -_-) i've always lived by the border & oddly enough since i was a kid i grew up knowing both countries (at least the consumerism side of the u.s.). when i lived in mexico, we had a tourist visa, so growing up i was familiar with malls, the beatles, and mrs. field cookies just to name a few. as a teenager, i grew up in in the u.s. i don't identify with being an american, but i recognize the many of the things i have learned happened within american culture/context. next year around may, will marked half of my life living in the u.s. and i am nowhere close to identifying as an american. maybe by the time i hit the halfies i'd migrate to another country. sigh.