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Obed Silva

Obed Silva
Obed Silva was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and immigrated to the United States as a toddler. After years in the gang lifestyle—which left him paralyzed from the waist down, the result of a gunshot wound—he discovered the power of book learning, earned a master’s degree in medieval literature, and is now a respected English professor at East Los Angeles College. The Death of My Father the Pope is his first book.


Of Fathers, Sons, and Unthinking Insults

Obed Silva Learns the Meaning of the Word “Güey”
December 8, 2021  By Obed Silva
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