Latinos slowly making inroads into literary world

By Julio Morales, Imperial Valley Press

The first time Esperanza Zendejas had some of her writing published was when she was in the eighth-grade. Her father knew a newspaper editor in Michoacán, Mexico, and they had arranged to publish young Zendejas’ accounts of life in America.

The columns mostly described the immigrant family’s adaptation to a new country and culture as well as day-to-day life living near a Niland feedlot.

“I know I had a huge following because I was describing America with my own eyes,” Zendejas said.

The longtime Valley educator and current Texas resident said such Latino-oriented literature can help draw students further into the classroom.

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