Preguntas por Luis:1. Your book raises a lot of issues about the border and the human rights violation s that happen at and around the border. Were you hoping to change these conditions with this story? Gicela B.
2. I have been in the foster care system for most of my life and I want to write my own book about my story. What advice do you have for me as a writer? Lidia M.
3. Living in San Diego and growing up "Chicano", many of us speak and understand "Spanglish" and enjoyed the use of it in the book. Do you speak this way in Chicago? Where did you pick up this language? Sonia
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5. How did you decide to become an author? Did you always know you wanted to be a writer or were you inspired to begin writing at some point during your life?
6. In your book, the poorest people are the kindest and most humble, like Don Porfirio, Dona Araceli and Angel - were you trying to send a message by including these characters? Marlem D.
7. Being the son of a Mexican father and and American mother, which culture or heritage do you identify more with? Which one do you find easier to write about? Nancy R.
8. Which character do you most identify with and why?
Laura
9. Your book gives a voice to the often silenced undocumented people of this country. How can we as students, give a voice to the undocumented people in San Diego because we are not famous authors? Teresa V.
10. Your book is very funny - was it hard to write in a humorous way about such a serious topic?
Liliana
11. Do you have any Raza in your college classes in Chicago? Do you teach from a Chicano perspective?
