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Judith Gille

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Judith is the founder and owner of City People's stores in Seattle, but her passion is writing about Mexican art and culture, and immigration issues. Her articles and essays have been published in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Dallas Morning News, the Florida Sun-Sentinel, in magazines, online literary journals and anthologies.
The View from Casa Chepitos: A Journey Beyond the Border is her first book-length work. ...more

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May Day 2012

Yesterday I attended Seattle’s May Day March. Unlike the march I wrote about in 2010, there were many non-Latinos fighting for immigrant rights and fair pay for all.

MAY DAY 2010

“Obama escucha! Estamos en la lucha!” the crowd chants and I chant along, imploring President Obama to listen up and take our fight seriously. It’s May Day 2010 and I’m in Seattle marching down Jackson Street surrounded by

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	The View from Casa Chepitos: A Journey Beyond the Border 3.80 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Todavía México: Life Beyond the Border 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Connected: What Remains as We All Change by Heather Tosteson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Charles D. Brockett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mitch Ellis (Goodreads Author) (Contributor ) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Solamente en San Miguel: A Literary Celebration 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	15: Celebrating Fifteen Years of Literary Excellence from the San Miguel Writers' Conference 2006-2020 by Judith Gille (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Armida Zepeda García Moreno (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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