On today's episode I have my first Hijo de tu Madre. My very dear friend and someone I truly look up to, Flaco Fernandez. In my time in Colorado I met some great people and he was one of them. He served as my brother while I was away from mine. Like many other's he did not steal anyone's job he sacrificed everything for what he has.
From Durango, MX he tells us his story of coming to the United States and what that was like as a young adult. Stepping into a new life away from a close knit family.
He had to encounter a racist comment when he do not have the vocabulary to defend himself in English. How so many have to walk away from those situations and the long lasting effects of those words.
I think a lot of us have those ready words for those that might someday say, " you're in the United States you need to speak English." Flaco and I both live through knowing what that must feel like for our parents that are Spanish-only. I think for most of us in this situation those words are the cause of so much resentment for America. The blood boils within us thinking about it even.
Being a child to immigrants will always come with honor, but it also comes with guilt. We discuss what that is like for us.
Flaco not only went to school and worked till 2am. He also started off as an assembler and is now a production supervisor. He didnt stop there, he is now the owner of his own ice cream shop Yummy Rolls. A ice cream shop located in Colorado that thrived during the pandemic. He is now looking for a second location. Follow or visit his shop Yummy Rolls on Insta and Yummy Rolls on Facebook.
I am beginning to dislike calling it the American Dream. Lin-Manuel Miranda says it best, Immigrants Get The Job Done.

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