‘A language of love’ AS YOLI BUCU LEARNS SIGN LANGUAGE ALONGSIDE 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER GABRIELA, THE BEAUTY OF COMMUNICATION FORMS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE STAFF OF A SAN LUCAS SCHOOL. By Rachel Blood
Yolanda “Yoli” Bucu smiles down at her daughter with tears in her eyes. Clad in the intricately woven blue diamonds and colorful chevron stripes marking her indigenous identity, her hands rapidly form signs to correlate with the silent movement of her lips. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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