Tag: Dr. Nichole Margarita Garcia: Page 2

Latinx

On Leaving Home

My mother consistently asks, “When are you coming home?” which is usually followed by, “Do you just not want to come home?” For my mother, earning a Ph.D. meant that I would have the ability to return home because why else leave to attend graduate school.

October 16, 2018

Opinion

The PhD She Never Knew

My first memories revolved around looking at my grandmother’s hands. They were calloused, wrinkled, arthritic. When she would cook, I’d ask, “Grandma, do your hands hurt?” She always would reply, “No, princess, they are fine.”

February 11, 2018