Taking Hold: From Migrant Childhood to Columbia University

"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.

Author: Francisco Jiménez
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 10/17/2017
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781328742094
ISBN10: 1328742091
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | United States | 21st Century

About 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.