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Professor and author Antonio Arreguín-Bermúdez (California State University, Chico) will share his oppressive, dangerous, and even humorous life experience as a Mexican immigrant farm worker in the United States, and what he did to get his green card and his Ph.D. He will speak at 12:10 p.m. Nov. 17 in Room 301 of Merrick Hall, 65 S. Sandusky St., Delaware.
In addition to this talk, titled “Finding a Life through Words and Learning: A Compelling Tale of Immigration to the U.S.” (presented in English), Arreguín-Bermúdez will give a bilingual reading of his published collection of stories Burnt Honey / Miel quemada at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Bayley Room on the second floor of Beeghly Library, 43 Rowland Ave., Delaware.
Arreguín-Bermúdez’s collection of linked stories in his book brings to life the oppressive and dangerous experience of Mexican immigrant farm workers in the United States. In it, readers encounter the 14-year-old Little Clown, a young immigrant who finds hope through language. Little Clown’s journey reflects Arreguín-Bermúdez’s own path in many ways—he also came to the United States alone, as a child, and found his way to a very different life through words and learning.
Both events are free and open to the public.