Hear
author Francisco Jimenez speak on ‘Migrant Experience’ in Redlands
Redlands Daily Facts: 8.19.2017 by Diane Shimota, Adult Literacy Coordinator-A.K. Smiley Public Library
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Have
you ever had the chance to meet the author of one of your favorite books?
Meeting the author can be like meeting a best friend for the first time.
The
Redlands Adult Literacy Program at the
A.K. Smiley Public Library invites you to hear Francisco Jimenez, who wrote the
autobiographical book “The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child.”
This
year, more than 150 local literacy tutors, learners and community members have
read Jimenez’s book and were moved by reading of the obstacles Jimenez overcame
in his quest for an education.
Jimenez
will speak on “The Migrant Experience: A Personal Story” at 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at
the Contemporary Club, 173 S. Eureka St., Redlands. Doors open at 5:30. Those
who plan to attend are asked to register at www.akspl.org or by calling the
A.K. Smiley Public Library at 909-798-7565.
“The
Circuit” is the first of a four-book series by Jimenez. This autobiographical
series follows Jimenez from his childhood, when he immigrated with his family
to California from Tlaquepaque, Mexico, and through his experiences at Columbia
University where he received his master’s degree and doctorate in Latin
American literature. READ MORE @
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