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Marabet Morales Sikahall

Marabet Morales Sikahall is a Guatemalan American writer from Oakland, California. She is an alumna from both Creative Writing programs at San Francisco State University and Berkeley City College, including the Literary Arts program at Oakland School for the Arts. Some of her writing has been featured in The Acentos Review, Acción Latina’s Tribute Chapook for Salvadoran writer, Roque Dalton, Harvard College’s Palabritas, and Oakland Voices. Additionally, her radio story in collaboration with local radio station, KALW and Oakland Voices aired on July 2019 for #MinorityMentalHealthAwarenessMonth. She is also the editor and founder of the literary journal, “Diaspora Baby Blues.” She can be found on social media @marabet510.

Marabet's Latest Articles

A beige and brick colored small quaint church next to palm tree and electric lines, with gold painted fan details on the doorway and a gold cross on the front of church
High Street Presbyterian Church, a Hidden Julia Morgan-designed East Oakland Gem
A Guatemalan American young woman with short, wavy hair stands in front of a sign that says Eastmont Library
‘The sweetest escape’: a love letter to Oakland’s libraries

Libraries are physically closed, but they continue to serve their neighborhoods. One East Oaklander shares her experience.

A smiling Latinx woman holds up a cookbook.
“Para Chuparse Los Dedos” (“Finger-licking Good”) Central American Recipes and Stories from the East Bay

Cut off from our homelands as refugees not able to return, our food recipes are core to the Central American identity.

A white dish with half rice and half dark chocolate colored meat stew next to the rice.
Pepian recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”

Pepian, a meat stew recipe from Guatemala. Recipe by Vilma Morales-Garcia. from "Para Chuparse Los Dedos."

A beautiful soup with corn and other vegetables is on display on a white table.
Sopa de res, a Salvadoran soup recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”
A leaf is open. What is inside? It looks like many ingredients that go inside a Nicaraguan tamale!
Nacatamales, a Nicaraguan tamales recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”

A Nicaraguan tamales recipe courtesy of "Para Chuparse Los Dedos."

The Midas Touch
Reflections on presidential election