Entries by RoyLopez
The American Dream that Came True
September 9, 2013 10:28 AM by Roy Lopez
As a child growing up with two parents from Monterey, Mexico, there were many challenges that I faced. One of the challenges was that neither of my parents spoke English. My parents, Emilio and Gloria Lopez, moved from Monterey Mexico to Bryan, Texas. As you can imagine in the 1950’s and 1960’s, jobs were scarce, so we moved to Fresno, California, and this is where my story began. Can you imagine having a sister who was thirteen years old, a brother who was ten, and yourself being seven ...