<div dir="ltr"><p>Attend this reading with author Stephanie Elizondo Griest on Monday, October 6.<br></p><p>Part memoir, part journalistic reportage, <em>Mexican Enough</em>
illuminates how we often cast off our identity in our youth, only to
strive to find it again as adults—and the lessons to be learned along
the way. </p>
<p>Stephanie Elizondo Griest, a biracial American has long struggled
with her cultural identity, wondering if she is "Latina enough". In her
new book, Griest ventures to her mother's native Mexico to do a little
root-searching and improve her "Tarzan Lite" Spanish. <em>Mexican Enough</em>
chronicles her journey, from the narco-infested border town of Nuevo
Laredo to the highlands of Chiapas. She investigates the murder of a
prominent gay activist, sneaks into prison to meet with resistance
fighters, rallies with rebels in Oaxaca, and interviews scores of
migrant workers and the families they were forced to leave behind.
Travel companions include a Polish thief, a Border Patrol agent, and a
Dominatrix.</p><p>Don't miss her! Griest will be discussing <em>Mexican Enough</em> as well as her experiences traveling alone as a woman! To find our more about about her click <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aroundthebloc.com/">here</a>.</p>
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<p><font size="2">Linda K. Paresky Conference Center at Simmons College</font></p><p><font size="2">300 The Fenway</font></p><p><font size="2">Boston, MA</font></p><p><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------</font></p>
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<p>Co-sponsored with the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.simmons.edu/silc/">Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change</a>, the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.colleges-fenway.org/global/index.html"><span class="caps"><span class="caps">COF</span></span> Global Opportunities Center</a>, and <a href=<a href="http://www.centerfornewwords.org">http://www.centerfornewwords.org</a>>The Center for New Words</a>.</p>
<p><a href=<a href="http://www.centerfornewwords.org">http://www.centerfornewwords.org</a>>The Center for New Words</a> will have books on sale at the event. Can't make it? Buy the book <a target="_blank" href="http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/NASApp/store/Product?s=showproduct&affiliateId=NWL&isbn=9781416540175">here</a> to support <span class="caps"><span class="caps">CNW </span></span>and women's bookstores!</p>
<p><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------</font></p><p>For more information on upcoming events focusing on the the power and creativity of words and ideas to strengthen the voice of progressive and marginalized women in society, visit the Boston Women's Calendar at <a href="http://www.centerfornewwords.org/community/">http://www.centerfornewwords.org/community/</a>.</p>
<p>Contact Jaclyn Friedman at The Center for New Words:<br></p><p>617-876-5310</p><p><a href="mailto:jaclyn@centerfornewwords.org">jaclyn@centerfornewwords.org</a><br>
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