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In the civil war in El Salvador, my parents would often hear gunshots, sirens, a…

In the civil war in El Salvador, my parents would often hear gunshots, sirens, a…

by nhoa | Feb 20, 2021 | Uncategorized

In the civil war in El Salvador, my parents would often hear gunshots, sirens, and bombs going off all night and see dead bodies on the side of the road the next day. One night, my father had a gun pointed to his head by the military when he walked home after curfew....
When I was a child in El Salvador, there were often helicopters firing bullets f…

When I was a child in El Salvador, there were often helicopters firing bullets f…

by nhoa | Aug 15, 2020 | Uncategorized

When I was a child in El Salvador, there were often helicopters firing bullets from the sky. I remember sometimes my parents would make us get up in the middle of the night, crawl on the floor and put mattresses up against the walls. Then we had to try to sleep under...
I was born in El Salvador and had a very happy childhood, but when the civil war…

I was born in El Salvador and had a very happy childhood, but when the civil war…

by nhoa | Jan 6, 2017 | Uncategorized

I was born in El Salvador and had a very happy childhood, but when the civil war started in the 80s, my family migrated to Miami, Florida. Six years later, we returned, but found it hard to get used to living there again, as the war had not ended. My parents then...

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