Taking Hold: From Migrant Childhood to Columbia University (The Circuit, 4) - Softcover

Jiménez, Francisco

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1328742091 ISBN 13: 9781328742094

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2017

Synopsis

“Simply written but full of beautiful details, this book should inspire every citizen of our diverse and changing world.” —VOYA     In this fourth book in his award-winning memoir series, Francisco Jimenez leaves everything behind in California—a loving family, a devoted girlfriend, and the culture that shaped him—to attend Columbia University in New York City.   A moving account of the Latino experience in America, Francisco Jimenez’s work comes alive with telling details about the warmth and resiliency of family and the quest for identity against seemingly impossible odds.   

About this title

From the Author:

Francisco Jimenez emigrated from Tlaquepaque, Mexico, to California, where he worked for many years in the fields with his family. He received both his master's degree and his Ph.D. from Columbia University and is now chairman of the Modern Languages and Literatures Department at Santa Clara University. He lives in Santa Clara, California.

About the Author:

Francisco Jiménez emigrated from Tlaquepaque, Mexico, to California, where he worked for many years in the fields with his family. He received both his master’s degree and his Ph.D. from Columbia University and is now the chairman of the Modern Languages and Literature Department at Santa Clara University, the setting of much of his newest novel, Reaching Out. He is the award-winning author of The Circuit, Breaking Through, and La Mariposa. He is also the recipient of the John Steinbeck Award. He lives with his family in Santa Clara, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1328742091
• ISBN 13: 9781328742094
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208