During the past generation, the American middle-class family that once could count on hard work and fair play to keep itself financially secure had been transformed by economic risk and new realities.
We need more celebrations like the one we hold today, with more proud families and happy graduates ready to go out and make a positive difference in the world.
The kinds of interpersonal violence that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situations, by, unfortunately, parents or other family members, and they tend not to be one-shot deals.
As usual, Mariachi Plaza was full of musicians strolling around, waiting for their chance to serenade a couple or a family with a love song or a classic corrido.
So I know there's a huge number of players and families between, you know, that point and now when Fred first started playing that are going to be experiencing this.