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Travesía: A Migrant Girl’s Cross-Border Journey / El viaje de una joven migrante - Softcover

 
9781551528366: Travesía: A Migrant Girl’s Cross-Border Journey / El viaje de una joven migrante
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1551528363 ISBN 13: 9781551528366
Verlag: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

This compelling young adult graphic memoir, based on real events, tells the story of Gricelda, a fifteen-year-old Mexican girl who attempts to cross the border into America with her mother and younger brother in search of a better life. Their treacherous journey, filled with both heartbreak and hope, begins in Tijuana, where they are transported from house to house by strangers. Here they meet the mysterious smuggler el Güero, who promises to lead the young family through the mountains and the scorching heat of the desert and beyond. Can he prove himself by keeping them safe during the crossing? Will America be the country of dreams like they imagined? Or will adjusting to their new life in California be another type of struggle for Gricelda and her family?


With captivating illustrations inspired by the graffiti and stencil art prevalent during the 2006 political uprising in Oaxaca, as well as local textiles and embroidery, Travesía is Gricelda’s first-person account, derived from interviews with author Michelle Gerster and told in both English and Spanish, of crossing the Mexico-US border. Timely and relevant, Travesía is a vibrant and powerful testament to the desperation and resilience of millions of migrating people who endure the pain of leaving their old lives behind to embark on the perilous journey across borders in search of a new life.


100% of royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to Centro Legal de la Raza, a legal services agency protecting and advancing the rights of low-income, immigrant, Black, and Latinx communities through bilingual legal representation, education, and advocacy.


Ages 12 and up.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Michelle Gerster is an American photojournalist, videographer, and ESL educator based out of Oakland, California, after living in Oaxaca, Mexico. Her work focuses on social justice in relation to immigration and deportation. Her photojournalism on deportation from the US to Mexico received the PROOF Emerging Photojournalist Award honourable mention. Travisía is her first book.

Fiona Dunnett is a Canadian illustrator whose work draws inspiration from having lived and worked in Oaxaca, Mexico. She has done group and solo exhibitions around Mexico and Canada, and was a semifinalist for the Adobe Design Achievement Awards in 2018. Travesía is her first book.

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[English]
I was fifteen years old when I got the news that my dad and my older brother were going to the US. I remember that my mom was really sad, but the truth is I didn’t know why. What I do know is that soon after they left, my mom, my younger brother and I had to go as well.

[Spanish]
Tenía yo 15 años cuando recibí la noticias de que mi papá y mi hermano mayor se irían a los Estados Unidos. Recuerdo que mi mamá estaba muy triste pero en realidad no sabía por qué; lo que sí sé es que al poco tiempo de que ellos dos se fueron, mi mamá, mi hermano menor y yo tuvimos que irnos también.

[English]
A few days before we went to the US, my grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles and I did a prayer circle, as it was tradition in my family. My grandparents come from a long line of healers, so we were used to praying hand in hand, with incense, flowers, water, offerings ... It was beautiful. I miss all that.
[Spanish]
Unos días antes de venir a los Estados Unidos, como era costumbre en mi familia: mis abuelos, primos, tíos y yo hicimos un círculo de oración. Mis abuelos han sido curanderos por generaciones, por lo que ya estábamos acostumbrados a rezar tomados de las manos, con incienso, flores, agua, ofrendas … Era hermoso. Extraño todo eso.

[English]
The last circle that we made as a family was very emotional. Everyone had somber faces, like they knew something that I didn’t. My mom, as always, had a face full of worry and anxiety.

[Spanish]
El último círculo que hicimos como familia fue muy emocional. Todos tenían cara de tristeza, como si supieran algo que yo no sabía. Mi mamá como siempre, tenía cara de ansiedad y preocupación.

[English]
Soon after that we were on the road to Tijuana, first by car, then by bus. When we arrived in Tijuana our nightmare began.

[Spanish]
Al poco tiempo estábamos en camino a Tijuana. Primero en carro y más tarde en autobús, cuando llegamos a Tijuana comenzó nuestra pesadilla.

[English]
The air was extremely humid. My clothes stuck to my body. It was a heat I had never felt before: intense and annoying. When we arrived at the hotel its appearance made us feel afraid. It was a very simple, dirty hotel.

[Spanish]El ambiente estaba muy húmedo. La ropa se me pegaba al cuerpo. Hacía un calor que nunca antes había sentido, intenso y molesto. Cuando llegamos al hotel sentimos miedo, pues tenía un aspecto muy simple y estaba muy sucio.

[English]
Someone knocked on our hotel room door and told us to come with him. At this moment I understood that we might be in danger. Imagine, a young mother with two kids, defenseless and alone.

[Spanish]
Alguien tocó nuestra puerta y nos dijo que fuéramos con él. En ese momento comprendí que podríamos estar en peligro. Imagínense, una madre joven con dos niños, indefensa y sola.

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Verlag
Arsenal Pulp Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1551528363
ISBN 13 
9781551528366
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Dunnett Fiona
Anzahl der Seiten
51
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