Hope fuels the heart of an immigrant. Surely this place will provide, she thinks. Yet, while many Mexican women see the United States as their "Cibola," or land of opportunity, their journeys are fraught with difficulty. It's easy to look at them simply as anonymous illegals, but each woman has her own struggles and dreams.
Cross the border with a handful of immigrant women, and discover the surprising stories they carry in this collection of eight short plays written by Mexican author Maria Teresa H. de Holcomb. "Migration of the Butterfly" Can Esperanza find paying work, or will the...
Hope fuels the heart of an immigrant. Surely this place will provide, she thinks. Yet, while many Mexican women see the United States as their "Cib...
La inmigracion es, en su esencia mas intima, la busqueda incesante de un tesoro. Embarcarse en una empresa de esta naturaleza exige valor, esperanza y tenacidad. A menudo, sin embargo, estos tenaces aventureros y aventureras son vistos como inferiores, como extranos que no son bienvenidos. En busca de Cibola presenta ocho breves obras que le dan un rostro a diversas historias de mujeres inmigrantes, revelando sus opciones de vida y los riesgos que estan dispuestas a correr con tal de acceder a una mejor vida. Esperanza, de diecisiete anos, busca educacion y trabajo para poder ayudar a su...
La inmigracion es, en su esencia mas intima, la busqueda incesante de un tesoro. Embarcarse en una empresa de esta naturaleza exige valor, esperanza y...