A sixteen-year-old Aztec boy named Delfino tries to cross the border into Texas to help his frail, pregnant sister get medical care, but deadly challenges arise in the form of violence and starvation in a border slave camp.
When Lupe Perez is asked by her professor to write a thesis about what Americanization means to Mexican immigrants, Lupe is forced to examine her life and the choices she made and how they have been influenced by her family and heritage.
Ten-year-old Pablo falls out of his father's old truck on the way to pick melons in Arizona, but with the help of a coyote pup, he makes it across the border.
Discusses the economics, events, and customs that have shaped the history of the border between Mexico and the United States, and addresses many of the issues that surround the region.
From the time his parents gave him colored chalk, Diego Rivera loved to draw. He drew everywhere, even on walls. As an adult he continued his childhood passion, becoming one of the world's most prominent muralists.
Seven-year-old Susan forms a special friendship with her family's young housekeeper, Lupe, who introduces her to Mexican customs and the Spanish language.
Although a Mexican family comes to the United States to work as farm laborers so that their children will have opportunities, the parents still consider Mexico their home.
