Dreams of returning home sustain Guatemalan immigrants – Hayward, California
Tagged: California, Guatemala, GuatemalanPosted on: December 25th, 2007
A 61-year-old night janitor named Lucas was the first of the Kaqchikel Maya to settle in the flatland suburbs near Tennyson Road.
At least, that’s the legend according to those who have been here the longest. He was el pionero — the pioneer.
When he left Guatemala in 1994, he pledged to God he would go back to his country and the congregation of charismatic Catholics he served there as a lay church leader.”*
Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Additional News, Immigration
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