Emma Cabrera:  

I have lived in the Rio Grande Valley, Alamo, Tx and seven miles from the Mexico border for about 37 years and moved there a few years after graduation from high school. This is my place of birth, and lived as a child, attended school here and in Plainview. My family would migrated to plainview lived there seven months and went back for five months to the valley. As growing up we decided to stay in Plainview. I still have relatives living in Plainview, and I visited twice a year, Christmas Holidays and in the summer. I have worked in Edinburg, tx. CISD and pharr-sanjuan-alamo ISD for about thirty years. While working at the school , enjoyed participated in schools activities, such as being a sponsor for the drill team, it was very rewarding, working and helping elementary students. Later became the coordinator of my own drill team and we participated in local parades. I graduated from South Texas College, and earned my degree in the development of early childhood education and teaching. I am very active in the community, Mainly working with children, and adults and do volunteer work . I have lived and work in areas I never thought of as growing up. It has been a privileged to have lived and worked in Billings, Montana, Palm Springs, California, and Sterling, Illinois. As we journeyed on to college, careers, marriage, and family, our life takes on a whole new meaning and attitudes. I grew up as a Catholic, we didn't share our beliefs, as I looked back, I realized, it was mostly due to ignorance and...Expand for more