Alva Review-Courier -

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The aroma of chopped onions and freshly ironed clothes wafted through the bustling house with the day's big festivities just hours away. A group of teenage boys loafed in the living room to watch a soccer game, their tuxedos risking wrinkles the longer they slumped into the couch. The grandmother who had traveled over 2,000 miles for this day diced chiltepe peppers in the kitchen, while other relatives and friends scurried about with final preparations.

But the commotion halted as Betty Barrios sauntered into the living room, the edges of her wide and colorful dress brushi...