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Olmec Colossal Stone Head San Lorenzo Maribel Ponce Ixba   For this blog post, I have watched an hour long video and read an article provided to me that both present the topic of the Olmec people. The man that did the video got to visit multiple sites where the Olmec people were said to have lived. He visited these sites and got to see many artifacts and monuments that were created by hand thousands of years ago. An example would be the image on the left of one of the many  Colossal heads from San Lorenzo, Vera Cruz. He got to visit museums where he was able to get exclusive viewings of pieces not displayed to the public and was able to film. He was able to discuss with archeologists what the meaning and beliefs of the Olmec people could have been (Lost 13:30-15). The article goes into detail about the lands these people lived on and the structuring of their city, La Venta. These people were living well for their time, "Excavations at these sites have recovered remains o...

Illustration by Alex Charner Latino USA   For this blog post of today, I listened to a podcast from Latino USA called "After the Mississippi Raids" aired on August 7, 2020. I listened to this program hosted and produced by Maria Hinojosa and Miguel Macias on September 2nd, 2020. In this podcast both of these host were able to go to Mississippi and interview immigrants that were affected by the poultry factory raids that took place in Mississippi August of 2019. I chose to write about this subject because I come from immigrant parents and those misfortunate events could have been a shared experience. During and after listening to this podcast, although I know how fortunate and blessed I am, I was feeling even more grateful for everything I have. I have parents that have a green card after 22 years of living in fear that they could get deported. And listening to this podcast gave me more insight into other immigrants stories and they're struggles to get to where they are no...