tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799428300275952132.post7157492081919885565..comments2023-04-09T07:51:34.342-04:00Comments on linenlaid&felt Katie Gonzalez: The Borders WithinKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08216749771572377014noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799428300275952132.post-16366198248196276892011-01-04T10:36:38.757-05:002011-01-04T10:36:38.757-05:00Yup, my newspaper experience goes way back to high...Yup, my newspaper experience goes way back to high school where Tony and I both served as editors of our school newspaper, as our budding romance began. :) In fact our high school journalism advisor (who is now a great friend of ours) was the officiant at our wedding!<br /><br />And thank you so much for taking the time to look at this section, and for your feedback. I think Tony and Chase did a great job of telling the individual stories of people from this community. I think it really helped put a face to a group that is too often merely categorized as illegal immigrants, although many people are here legally.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08216749771572377014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799428300275952132.post-65719942359988978082010-12-31T19:45:12.266-05:002010-12-31T19:45:12.266-05:00Ooh, I didn't know you worked at a newspaper. ...Ooh, I didn't know you worked at a newspaper. I love that you learn so much about folks through their blogs.<br /><br />This is a really wonderful piece of work - I am not surprised it was featured and complimented. Congratulations to all three of you - you are right to feel proud. <br />Our town in UK is fairly small, but we have, over the years, had small populations settle here from Italy, Poland, Caribbean Islands, China & Hong Kong, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Eastern Europe... Each new group have had similar issues and experiences and we have seen them integrate (more or less) into the greater community. It's most successful where the new group reaches out to the community and finds a place for itself, providing services that are welcomed by all (eg. restaurants or shops, building skills). Sometimes the new group has kept too much to itself and it has taken so long for those people (and their children/grandchildren) to integrate. It's hardest on the second and 3rd generations, as they have to attend schools and colleges here and try to make sense of another way of life, even if "the old ways" are strictly adhered to at home. <br />I admire this kind of journalism - it is courageous, factual and supportive of the subject. No sensationalism and no "anything for a story" - just good, solid, honest Journalism. <br />Great layouts and photos too. <br />Congratulations!Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918211625453430621noreply@blogger.com