We’ll be joining the Gustavus community in reading Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario. This is the true story of a teenager who made the dangerous journey from Honduras through Mexico and across the border to find his mother, who had gone to the U.S. to find work to support her family. It is a gripping story that illuminates the human costs of desperation born of extreme poverty and the emotional toll on families separated by economic hardship.
Sonia Nazario is Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the L.A. Times. She will be speaking about Enrique’s Journey at Gustavus on September 28th at 7pm in Alumni Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Read the original L.A. Times story about Enrique and the other children who cross the border in search of their parents.
Listen to a Fresh Air interview with the author.
See some astonishing photos of the journey by Don Bartletti, who also won a Pulitzer for his work on this story, here and here.
