How does a coyote leave the smuggling life? How do multiple generations cope with the legacy of slavery? How do migrant farm workers reclaim their names and their legacy? Our authors explore the very personal ripple effects of history’s weight.
| Fast Passes: | This event has free Fast Passes. Make reservations |
| Where: | Koffler Room 204 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)    |
| When: | Sun, Mar 16, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm |
| Signing area: | UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction |
| Moderator: | Jill Jorden Spitz |
| Sponsors: | Session made possible courtesy of Marshall Foundation, Humane Borders |
Jason De León is a professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o Studies and the director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. He is also executive director of the Undocumented Migration Project, a 501(c)3 research, arts and education collective that seeks to raise awareness about migration issues globally while also assisting families of missing migrants reunite with their loved ones....
Lee Hawkins was a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist as a lead reporter on a series about the Tulsa Massacre of 1921 at the Wall Street Journal, where he worked for 19 years. Hawkins is a five-time winner of the National Association of Black Journalists’ Salute to Excellence Award....
Tim Z. Hernandez is an award-winning author, research scholar and performer. He writes fiction, nonfiction and poetry, and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Book Award. His work has been published internationally, and in 2018 the California Senate honored his work locating the victims of the 1948 plane wreck at Los Gatos, which is chronicled in his books, "All They Will Call You" and "They Call You Back....
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