[82lsju]

Silva, 19, will represent generations of Mexican migrant workers — including grandfather Rafael, who came to America in 1952 through The Bracero Program — when Stanford opens its season Tuesday against visiting Tarleton State.

“It’s what motivates me and keeps me grounded,” said Silva, expected to split time at point guard with sophomore Michael O’Connell. “My dad doesn’t let me say something is hard. He says, ‘The table is hard. The ground is hard. ... This is difficult.’ Hard is working in the fields. Hard is doing things that seem undoable.”

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/colle...5tRnJ9P68o

[82lsju]

Silva, 19, will represent generations of Mexican migrant workers — including grandfather Rafael, who came to America in 1952 through The Bracero Program — when Stanford opens its season Tuesday against visiting Tarleton State.

“It’s what motivates me and keeps me grounded,” said Silva, expected to split time at point guard with sophomore Michael O’Connell. “My dad doesn’t let me say something is hard. He says, ‘The table is hard. The ground is hard. ... This is difficult.’ Hard is working in the fields. Hard is doing things that seem undoable.”

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/colle...5tRnJ9P68o

[Toroso]

My father was a bracero. I'm rooting for this young man.

[Toroso]

My father was a bracero. I'm rooting for this young man.

[Canalejas]

This really made me smile.  My family's farming history took place in México (near a place named Canalejas, incidentally) and I have very fond memories of walking the fields with my grandpa during summer vacations. He would call me mijo and cut sugar cane on the spot if I asked for one. He was the best.

[Canalejas]

This really made me smile.  My family's farming history took place in México (near a place named Canalejas, incidentally) and I have very fond memories of walking the fields with my grandpa during summer vacations. He would call me mijo and cut sugar cane on the spot if I asked for one. He was the best.