I doubt this will interest anyone other than my children.

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Photo taken in front of the home of Jose Maria and Emilia Munguia, Nogales, Arizona. Photographer and date, unknown.

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​The young girl on the right, the one with the questioning gaze, is my wonderful, loving mother, Josefina Munguia, flanked by sisters Julia on the left and Leonor, center.

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Their mother, Emilia Munguia, caught in a candid moment. The weary face of a woman balancing the needs of five children and a demanding husband while navigating it all in a two-bedroom home. 

 

The woman with the piercing gaze is an unsettling mystery, connected somehow but unclaimed. There's undoubtedly a story hiding behind those eyes.