02604cam a2200349 i 4500 1148228789 TxAuBib 20240220120000.0 230630s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023027217 9781250277954 1250277957 (OCoLC)1397061584 TxAuBib rda Gutierrez, Elizabeth Camarillo,. My side of the river : a memoir / Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez. First edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024. viii, 262 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez reveals her experience as the U.S. born daughter of immigrants and what happened when, at fifteen, her parents were forced back to Mexico in this galvanizing yet tender memoir. Born to Mexican immigrants south of the Rillito River in Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth had the world at her fingertips as she entered her freshman year of high school as the number one student. But suddenly, Elizabeth's own country took away the most important right a child has: a right to have a family. As her parents' visas expired, they were forced to return to Mexico, leaving Elizabeth responsible for her younger brother, as well as her education. Determined to break the cycle of being 'a statistic,' she knew that even though her parents couldn't stay, there was no way she could let go of the opportunities the U.S. could provide. Armed with only her passport and sheer teenage determination, Elizabeth became what her school would eventually describe as an unaccompanied, homeless youth, one of thousands of underage victims affected by family separation due to broken immigration laws. For fans of Educated by Tara Westover and The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande, My Side of the River explores separation, generational trauma, and the toll of the American dream. It's also, at its core, a love story between a brother and a sister who, no matter the cost, is determined to make the pursuit of his own dreams easier than it was for her"-- Provided by publisher. 20240220. Gutierrez, Elizabeth Camarillo. Mexican Americans Biography. Mexican Americans Intellectual life. Mexican Americans Social conditions. Mexican Americans Ethnic identity. Autobiographies.