Editor’s Note

The second volume of Memorias del Silencio: Footprints of the Borderland has been possible due to the effort and commitment of its authors. Besides providing a space to share the reality of a sector in the population that deserves respect and attention, this books is a celebration for the achievement of those who wrote it.
In these pieces we find clearly detailed spaces, images of dreams and memories that, line by line, are drawn in front of us. Each space, each memory is described with organized precision. This book leaves us with the feeling of lived events. These pages show in each line, the author’s encounter with literature. Added to the content of their stories, this makes this book a piece of obvious importance in our society.
Several of the stories that this second volume presents could be considered continuations of the previous book. It is not by chance. When we read these texts, we find pieces that reflect a continuity of reality. It is not one person who has arrived from México to the United States having to make great sacrifices, and after immense difficulties. It is not one person who had to work under unjust circumstances. Neither has it only been one woman who had to leave her children in search of opportunities to support them. There has not only been one couple who had to see their children leave their homeland because it cannot offer them what they need. The literature in these pieces is repeated because it follows reality.

Minerva Laveaga Duarte.

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