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Tish Hinojosa: there were thirteen children being raised in our family's San Antonio home. Still, Mom always found extra room for newly arrived immigrants trying to get on their feet.

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-DEC-05 		Format: Online
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Full Article Title: Tish Hinojosa: there were thirteen children being raised in our family's San Antonio home. Still, Mom always found extra room for newly arrived immigrants trying to get on their feet.(WHERE I'M FROM)

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MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD took place in the heart of San Antonio. We lived near downtown, in the King William neighborhood, and I went to school smack in the middle of the city. Our family's church, St. Mary's, was downtown also, and my very first singing jobs were on the River Walk. It's wonderful for memory's sake, because so many people nowadays have only memories of suburbs. It's why I still love San Antonio so much, because a city's heart doesn't ever really change. I was the youngest of thirteen. My parents were both from Mexico, so our home life was very traditional: the radio always tuned to a Mexican station, Mexican food every day, speaking in Spanish. By the time I was born, my oldest siblings were married and had their own children, so I grew up seeing my nieces and nephews more as my cousins. My sisters--I have ten older sisters--have always been sort of like my "fairy god-aunts" We're all still close. A few have...

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