Celebrate Hispanic Heritage month all year round by reading one of our staff recommended books!

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Dear John,

As National Hispanic Heritage Month is coming to a close, the NYIC staff invites you to celebrate all year long by diving into a few of their favorite book recommendations to keep you busy until next year!

This is a small selection of suggestions including fiction, nonfiction, and autobiographies.
* “Make Your Home Among Strangers” ([link removed]) by Jennine Capó Crucet
+ As she goes to college, a young Cuban-American woman is faced with difficult decisions regarding race, status, and immigration
+ "One of my favorite books” - Kaija Groom, Senior Community Programming Associate
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* “Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latin Diaspora” ([link removed]) by Saraciea J. Fennell (editor)
+ Raw and unapologetic collection of essays and poetry that dismantle stereotypes about people from the Latin American diaspora
+ Recommended by Nora Melendez, Director of Community Programming
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* “Solito: A Memoir” ([link removed]) by Javier Zamora
+ In his memoir, Javier retells his nine-week odyssey across Central America to get to Arizona.
+ "So good" - Reed Dunlea, Manager of Communications, Press Secretary
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* “The Undocumented Americans” ([link removed]) by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
+ The book is part memoir, part essays about undocumented day laborers whose stories aren’t typically voiced
+ "This one's a classic, but so good” - Indira Martinez, Manager of Development, Individuals & Events
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* “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” ([link removed]) by Erika Sánchez
+ After a tragedy happens in the family, the daughter of a Mexican family in the United States searches for the truth behind who her sister was, and if she’s able to break away from her parents’ expectations.
+ Recommended by Cassandra Bocanegra, Manager of Organizing and Strategy, Finger Lakes

We’d love to hear from you! If you have any recommendations, you can tag @thenyic on X or comment on our latest Instagram post. Let us know what you thought of our recommendations too!

We hope your reading list just got bigger! Enjoy reading these on the upcoming fall nights, and be on the lookout for more book recommendations coming your way!
Warmly,

Diana and Flavia
NYIC Digital Team

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