University of Arizona Campus • March 2 - 3, 2019 • 9:30am to 5:30pm
Daniel Acosta and Matt Mendez share their debut novels on the struggles of Manny and Juan, two Mexican-American teenagers fighting for identity.
| Where: | Nuestras Raíces/Presentation Stage (Seats 150)    |
| When: | Sat, Mar 2, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
| Signing area: | Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Nuestras Raices |
| Moderator: | Toby Wehner |
Daniel Acosta was born in Monterey Park, California, and grew up in the San Gabriel described in his novel, living across the street from the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. After grammar school at San Gabriel Mission School, he spent his high school years in the Catholic Dominguez Seminary in Compton, California....
Like his characters, Matt Mendez grew up in central El Paso, Texas. He received an MFA from the University of Arizona and is the author of the short story collection "Twitching Heart." He lives with his wife and two daughters in Tucson, Arizona....
