Archive for 'Oaxaca'
Woodburn residents’ son-in-law among seven migrant Oaxacans missing for over a year
An email from one of the ESL teachers with whom I work alerted me to the fact that, for one family I know, the dangers of border crossings have struck really close to home. A family member is among the border crossing casualties of the past year.
Estimates of how many Mexicans die every year attempting [...]
Posted: March 5th, 2008 under Oaxaca, farm workers, immigration, indigenous peoples, migrant workers, undocumented.
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Bombing in Oaxaca
My mom called a few moments ago to let me know that a bomb went off last night a block from where my brother and his family live in Oaxaca. They are unharmed, but the resurgence of violence does not bode well for the city.
Link: WaPo article
Posted: August 1st, 2007 under Oaxaca, in the news.
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