Sonia Nazario discusses her book, “Enrique’s Journey.” She begins by explaining that the book is the true story of a young boy named Enrique who travels from Honduras to the United States to find his mother. Nazario explains that when Enrique was five years old his mother, Lourdes, was unable to earn enough money to feed her children so she chose to leave Honduras and seek work in the United States. Lourdes then leaves her children in Honduras while promising that she will send money back to them and return soon. Eleven years pass in which Lourdes is unable to make enough money to reunite with her children. Nazario goes on to share that it is at this point that Enrique decides to make the journey from Honduras to the United States and find his mother. Without money and legal paper work, Enrique is forced to travel on the tops of freight trains and is hunted like an animal. On his journey he encounters gangsters, bandits, and corrupt police, all trying to either kill or deport him. Also in this interview Nazario, an award-winning journalist, explains the extensive research she put into writing this book. She discusses how she re-traveled Enrique’s journey on her own in order to experience what immigrants go through.
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