Often lost in the abstract immigration debates of politicians are the personal stories of recent immigrants. Elizabeth Pliego speaks softly but delivers powerful words as she talks about her aunt Ofelia's journey to America, exhausting meat packing job, and the cousins her aunt left behind. This breathtaking piece is not about politics or protests, but about family and the borders keeping them apart.
Martin Burch
Posted on June 30, 2007 at 08:59 PM | Permalink
Review of To My Aunt, Who Crossed the Border
Often lost in the abstract immigration debates of politicians are the personal stories of recent immigrants. Elizabeth Pliego speaks softly but delivers powerful words as she talks about her aunt Ofelia's journey to America, exhausting meat packing job, and the cousins her aunt left behind. This breathtaking piece is not about politics or protests, but about family and the borders keeping them apart.