Dear COEHD, As some of you may know, Dr. Lucila Ek's father, Mr. Arturo Ek., passed away in Los Angeles on April 20, 2020, due to complications with COVID19; he had been hospitalized and on a ventilator for 3 weeks. He was laid to rest on April 29, 2020; the funeral home has posted this beautiful tribute and life narrative, written by his family, on their website: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/glendora-ca/arturo-ek-9146658 Several of you have asked how to offer a gift of support or expression of sympathy; the Ek family has asked that you kindly donate to this non-profit organization, in honor of Don Arturo: https://805undocufund.org/ (In case you may not know, Lucila Ek is the Dr. Bertha Perez Distinguished Endowed Professor in Biliteracy; she has been a professor in BBL for 15 years. She can be reached at lucila.ek@utsa.edu<mailto:lucila.ek@utsa.edu> ) Thank you for your support. May you and your loved ones stay safe and healthy. Patricia Sánchez, Ph.D. I'm first-gen! Professor & Chair UTSA * Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies patricia.sanchez@utsa.edu<mailto:patricia.sanchez@utsa.edu> * 210.458.4426 Lead Editor * AMAE Journal<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F... [23E9D360]