Category: The Teacher
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They will look at your last name, check the family history, and you won’t get the job. When my aunt applied for a position at an agricultural extension office in the early 1970s, my grandfather warned her: “They will look at your last name, check the family history, and you won’t get the job.” His words were…
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I was born in 1977, just as democracy was beginning to take root in Spain. My family carried the weight of history—my father and grandfather lived through Franco’s dictatorship, proud of their roots but never knowing the full story of what happened to some of our relatives. Their dignity and quiet strength shaped me deeply.…