Hojas Premium Tea House is a new business in Wilmington. The Tea House has become a very popular place for locals to meet and chat. I am really glad to see that people are encouraged to start new businesses, here, in our community.
The owners, Nacho and Alma, are the first people to open a tea house in Wilmington. Growing up, my family always had te de yerba buena(spearmint tea), te de jamaica(hibiscus tea), and te de manzanilla (chamomile tea) available in our house. So, I see this new business as a way of keeping that tradition alive.
The LA times recently had a story about Hojas, along with other projects happening in the neighborhood. Personally, I found the imagery problematic. I felt that the idea of moving forward was starting to sound like gentrification, but I am hoping that will not be the case.
Either way I hope that the future Wilmington can be a place where we see progress while maintaining a respect for tradition. Spending a lot of time in the Mission of San Francisco only gives me more hope that this can be realized.
Mexican men are infamous to abuse women. Today, in my own country, I had seen a man, treat and verbally abuse a woman outside the store, after kick she and her friends out of the store, because they only consumed a cup of beverage each one. This, if we can call him a man, was the business owner of Hojas Tea. If you are a woman, don't go to this place. And let this "Mexican Macho" know, that in America we respect women, children, and everybody else.