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A Surprise in the Glove Compartment
Tom had been standing on the northbound side of Interstate 95 fifty miles above Boston for a couple of hours, shuffling his feet, bouncing up and down, trying to keep warm when a young fellow in a red ‘64 Chevy Impala with North Carolina plates pulled over and offered him a ride. Tom jumped in. It felt awfully good to be out of the frozen winter. . .
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Fear
Julius Spilman didn't do much with his life. He got my sister pregnant, married her, got her pregnant a second time and then, less than a year later, split for the flowers of San Francisco leaving behind a little boy and little girl. That was in 1964. . .
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Hot Dogs and Death
Dad lay as white as his bed sheets in a small private room at Weiss Memorial Hospital. I had spent the morning sitting by his side watching him struggle for each breath, an agonizing struggle that spoke of his enormous will to live, a struggle that was tearing my heart out. Still, I sat for hours watching him, staying close to him, fascinated by the awful process called death. . .
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Testimony before US Senate 2002
In October 2002, Steve testified before the Senate Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Read oral testimony
A Long Journey of Just a Few Blocks
Carlos Gonzalez did not start out in South Los Angeles, but he has been there most of his life. He was born on a small ranch in rural Mexico, the second youngest of seven children. His dad, Isidro Gonzales, was a canalero, the person responsible for regulating the local irrigation ditches. He was the one who locked and unlocked the gates to assure that those farther downstream received their fair share of the water. A rich man lived upstream and did not like it at all when the gate to his field was closed. He told Carlo’s father to keep it open. Isidro refused. A few days later he was dead at the hands of a hired assassin.
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A Tale of Two Sisters
If you told the three Acevedo sisters that they were self-made, they would not take it as a compliment. They appreciate the opportunities they have had and recognize the people who have extended a hand along the way. Their greatest infl uence was their parents, Alfonso and Rosa Lilian, who taught them strength and courage and pushed them to make a good life for themselves. And then there are the three sisters themselves, Ivette, Lilian and Kelly. They have been helping each other since they were kids. But it has not been easy.
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