Imagine being nine years old and traveling 3,000 miles almost completely alone, without your mom or dad next to you. That is exactly what happened to Javier Zamora, and he wrote it all down in his memoir called Solito. If you searched for “solito,” you are probably trying to figure out […]
Few essays make the case that losing your accent means losing a piece of yourself as powerfully as Gloria AnzaldĂșa’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue.” If you were assigned this essay for a composition or ethnic studies class, or you’re trying […]