My side of the river : a memoir / Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez.
"Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez reveals her experience as the U.S. born daughter of immigrants and what happened when, at fifteen, her parents were forced back to Mexico in this galvanizing yet tender memoir. Born to Mexican immigrants south of the Rillito River in Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth had the world at her fingertips as she entered her freshman year of high school as the number one student. But suddenly, Elizabeth's own country took away the most important right a child has: a right to have a family. As her parents' visas expired, they were forced to return to Mexico, leaving Elizabeth responsible for her younger brother, as well as her education. Determined to break the cycle of being "a statistic," she knew that even though her parents couldn't stay, there was no way she could let go of the opportunities the U.S. could provide. Armed with only her passport and sheer teenage determination, Elizabeth became what her school would eventually describe as an unaccompanied, homeless youth, one of thousands of underage victims affected by family separation due to broken immigration laws."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250277954
- Physical Description: viii, 262 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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Subject: | Gutierrez, Elizabeth Camarillo. Mexican Americans > Biography. Mexican Americans > Intellectual life. Mexican Americans > Social conditions. Mexican Americans > Ethnic identity. |
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Castlegar Public Library | 305.86872073 GUT (Text) | 35146002361608 | Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Fort St. John Public Library | 305.868 GUT (Text) | 35211000596553 | ADULT Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Kaslo and District Public Library | B GUT (Text) | 35134000490231 | Biography | Volume hold | Available | - |
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Whistler Public Library | Biography Gutierrez (Text) | 33987001595163 | New Items | Volume hold | Available | - |
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