“And, of course, millions of us cross the border to work in US homes and gardens and factories and carpentry shops and restaurants, and if you go to a restaurant pretty much anywhere in the United States, the chances are that the dishes will be washed by a Mexican.” IfsStatesHomeCoursesChanceUnitedMillionsUnited StatesGardenCrossesBordersRestaurantsShopsFactoriesDishesWorkplaceMexicanChances AreCarpentry Author:Alma Guillermoprieto
“So, you know, I always say that I'm a Mexican, but if I had to be a citizen of anywhere else, I'd be a citizen of Manhattan. I feel very much a New Yorker.” IfsKnowsFeelsHouseCitizensMexicanManhattanNew Yorkers Author:Alma Guillermoprieto
“I think the great Mexican cuisine is dying because there are fast foods now competing, because there are supermarkets, and supermarkets can't afford to keep in stock a lot of these very perishable products that are used for fine Mexican cooking. Women are working and real Mexican cooking requires enormous amounts of time.” ThinkingRealUsedDyingFoodProductsFineAmountCookingEnormousCulinaryCompetingMexicanFast FoodSupermarketsCuisine Author:Alma Guillermoprieto