Cristina Henriquez
Cristina Henriquez
Cristina Henríquez is an American author best known for her 2014 novel The Book of Unknown Americans...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
human people policies
Immigration is a system and a set of policies. And immigrants are the people behind those policies and behind that system, and the human stories.
author best books resonate stories telling
I used to say, read as much as you can. Now I say, read the best that you can, the stories that resonate with you, the books that are important to you. Try to read, not only as a reader, but also as a writer, to deconstruct how the author is telling his or her story.
district families hear mom school stories stuck
My mom is a translator for the school district in Delaware. She'd hear these different stories from working with families there. Those stories stuck with me.