Interview with Jose Hernandez Diaz By Olga Rosales Salinas Introduction It is not often that you meet a writer as accomplished as Jose Hernandez Diaz and later find out that his family history parallels your own. I met Hernandez Diaz when I joined the writing community on Twitter. His blurbs, stanzas, and commentary on prose...Read More
The Rosales Sisters’ Scholarship believes that no student should feel the sting of entering college unprepared. We want to help students get to the university level with as much financial and emotional support as possible. Please join us as we support first-generation or immigrant students growing up on the central coast of California. Read the...Read More
Interview with Sgt. Juan Trujillo, and Watsonville Native by Olga Rosales Salinas My sisters and I have conducted several interviews with friends who grew up in Watsonville. We’ve interviewed, Alejo Padilla, who teaches in the Tahoe area, and Lucia Rocha, who teaches all across America. We’re interviewed Jaime Sánchez, a muralist whose art covers some...Read More
Founder of The Language and Literacy Collaborative, and Watsonville Native By Olga Rosales Salinas Lucía Rocha-Nestler is a Watsonville native and a Rosales Sisters’ neighbor growing up in town. I have been lucky enough to watch what she has created as the Founder of The Language and Literacy Collaborative. Today, she talks about her program...Read More
Hanging With Los Sotelos Podcast One of the many blessings of having worked in Spanish language radio for so long was getting to meet people like Edgar and Janet. Edgar “Shoboy” of The Shoboy Show and his wife Janet host an informative and entertaining podcast called, Los Sotelos Podcast. They discuss topics important to the...Read More
Vice Principal in North Tahoe, CA, and Watsonville Native. How Aptos High alum helps migrant kids/first-gen get to college. Introduction I met Alejo Padilla one morning while waiting for a bus on a street corner of my neighborhood, Mesa Verde in Watsonville, CA. We attended grade school, middle school and high school together and always...Read More
Intro One of the most rewarding experiences of my life happened between 2009-2011 and it was called Vetted Word. It was a monthly showcase featuring poets, musicians, juggling acts and everything in between. It was during Vetted Word where I met David and Jen. The creative duo were often featured poets at Vetted Word, and...Read More
What are ganas, and how do they work? Baruch Porras-Hernandez shares his struggle as an immigrant student and tells us how his art has helped him thrive. Today, I got the opportunity to interview Baruch Porras Hernandez, about his immigrant experience coming from Mexico at the age of nine years old, and going to college...Read More
First, Jaime, thank you so much for your time and your art. My sisters and I couldn’t be more excited for you to share your story with us. Jaime Sánchez grew up in Watsonville and was class of 1998 at Aptos High like me. Featuring his art at The Rosales Sisters’ Scholarship Annual Online Auction...Read More
I interviewed my sister Nancy Rosales about her experience going straight from Aptos High School to San Francisco State University. I asked what convinced her to work hard in school, and together we reflected on the who, what, where, and how of her journey. Nancy: I want to start by saying that I love being...Read More
