Is San Antonio America’s Most Progressive City?
From Immigration to Education, My Hometown Is Paving the Way for the Future. But It Took Me Years to Realize It
When people ask me where I’m from, I say I was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but grew up in San Antonio. I start with Caracas because it’s an instant conversation starter, while the mention of San Antonio triggers a momentary lapse in discussion—as if I’m suddenly on a time-delayed satellite. The awkward silence is often followed by a tentative: “San Antonio, oh…”
As a famous American observer (Mark Twain or Will Rogers, depending on your source) once said, there are only “four unique cities in America: Boston, New Orleans, San Francisco, …
