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Jan 1, 1943 — —· 83 yrs

MEXICO AUTHOR · MEXICAN AMERICANS · CHILDREN

Francisco Jiménez

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Tlaquepaque, Mexico
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"La frontera" is a word I often heard when I was a child living in El Rancho Blanco, a small village nestled on barren, dry hills several miles north of Guadalajara, Mexico.

— from The circuit

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#1

Reaching out

1975

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Leaving his home in a migrant community, Francisco sets off for college, carrying memories of years of poverty and prejudice.

#2

The circuit

5.0 (3)

These independent but intertwined stories follow a migrant family through their circuit, from picking cotton and strawberries to topping carrots - and back again - over a number of years. As it moves from one labor camp to the next, the little family of four grows into ten. Impermanence and poverty define their lives. But with faith, hope, and back-breaking work, the family endures.

#3

Breaking through

4.0 (1)

Having come from Mexico to California ten years ago, fourteen-year-old Francisco is still working in the fields but fighting to improve his life and complete his education.

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