Del Norte Public Library

The non-fiction saga of Victor Villasenor's own family. It is the Hispanic Roots, an all-American story of poverty, immigration, struggle and success. Focuses on three generations of the Villasenor family, their spiritual and cultural roots back in Mexico, their immigration to California and their overcoming poverty, prejudice and economic exploitation

"Growing up on his parents' ranch in North San Diego County, Victor Villasenor's teenage years were marked by a painful quest to find a place for himself in a world he did not fit into. The son of a self-made man, Victor is different from his peers because of his Mexican heritage, and he experiences both subtle and outright discrimination because of this. He also questions the tenets of his Catholic faith and the restrictions it places on his own...