Drawing upon a personal collection of more than 300 letters exchanged between her parents and other family members Across the U.
S.-Mexico border, Miroslava Chavez-Garcia recreates and gives meaning to the hope, fear, and longing migrants experienced in their everyday lives both "here" and "there" ( aqui y alla ).
As private sources of communication hidden from public consumption and historical research, the letters provide a rare glimpse into the deeply emotional, personal, and social li.
Drawing upon a personal collection of more than 300 letters exchanged between her parents and other family members Across the U.
S.-Mexico border, Miroslava Chavez-Garcia recreates and gives meaning to the hope, fear, and longing migrants experienced in their everyday lives both "here" and "there" ( aqui y alla )