Moving to America: From Mexican to Mexican-American
free admission
About the event
The politics of immigration have become increasingly hostile. Join Carlos Gil, who explores the issue through tracing his family’s history of immigration to southern California.
Carlos Gil is emeritus professor at the University of Washington, specializing in Latin American history. He is the author of We Became Mexican-American: How Our Immigrant Family Survived to Pursue the American Dream.
Cosponsored with the Common Reading Program