A breeze swept over me as I looked over Laguna del Carpintero in Tampico, Tamaulipas. Nearby, my three-year-old son Lucas and a local boy about the same age took turns rolling their miniature monster trucks down a blue playground slide. Lucas’ Hot Wheels rattled down first, then the other boy’s lime green truck. Off in […]
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Obed Manuel is an award-winning independent reporter and editor. He previously worked at National Public Radio, The Dallas Morning News and Colorado Public Radio. His work has primarily focused on immigrants, immigration policy, Latino culture and identity and national politics. A native of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Obed grew up in Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood. He currently resides in Tampico, Tamaulipas with his partner April and son Lucas.