Altar- My Educator- Linda Barragan

My altar's title is "My Educator". My father was the person who truly taught me everything I know today. My father was an immigrant that came from Mexico from a very young age in search of better opportunities. My father grew up around the sexism that is implemented in Mexican culture and he made it his goal to not carry it on to his children. When he had my siblings and me, he taught us how that idealogy is wrong and can damage the way a woman thinks of herself. From there on, I learned how society works and how I would not let it affect me. My father also taught me how truly important education is and how much it is needed to move up in this society. He has shown me how to build from absolutely nothing and for that I am forever grateful. -Linda Barragan