For quite a long time now, I’ve been encouraging students and their families to draw inspiration from their parents’ heritage, culture, and native language to write a story. Everyone has a story to tell. It’s a matter of drawing it out of oneself, mixing it with one’s knowledge, and adding some imagination. Being able to reach and inspire Latinos of all ages to do just this, is one thing I enjoy doing. But, you don’t have to take my wo...