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More than a memoir of personal and political achievements, this volume chronicles a family's development from Mexican immigrants to American leaders. Written in an authentic and unique voice, this book describes how the author’s Mexican parents instilled a love of learning, a desire to excel, and a commitment to community in their children. Relating how her heritage and upbringing allowed her to lead her community and promote social justice, the author conveys a courageous story of hope, love, faith, and a fighting spirit long committed to social and environmental justice, regardless of the personal cost.

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<p> What a rich exploration of the frontiers of a life of service. This autobiography is a treasured window into a bilingual, bicultural world. It is a story of political struggle, occasional triumph, and always commitment to the community. --Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, executive director, NETWORK: The National Catholic Social Justice Lobby

What a rich exploration of the frontiers of a life of service. This autobiography is a treasured window into a bilingual, bicultural world. It is a story of political struggle, occasional triumph, and always commitment to the community. --Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, executive director, NETWORK: The National Catholic Social Justice Lobby

Maria, Daughter of Immigrants is a landmark book, essential reading for anyone hoping to understand San Antonio and the woman who remains an inspiring role model for a new generation of leaders. -- San Antonio Express-News (September 16, 2012)

What a rich exploration of the frontiers of a life of service. This autobiography is a treasured window into a bilingual, bicultural world. It is a story of political struggle, occasional triumph, and always commitment to the community. --Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, executive director, NETWORK: The National Catholic Social Justice Lobby Maria's book is a testimony to a moment in women's history, in mestiza history, in the history of the borderlands. It is a document chronicling an American story, and as such, belongs to us all. --Sandra Cisneros, author, The House on Mango Street Maria, Daughter of Immigrants is a landmark book, essential reading for anyone hoping to understand San Antonio and the woman who remains an inspiring role model for a new generation of leaders. --San Antonio Express-News (September 16, 2012) Painfully and purposefully honest, this book carries the decisive mark of personal history, introspection, and whistle-blowing on the issues that count. --Carmen Tafolla, Poet Laureate, City of San Antonio, author, Sonnets and Salsa Curandera and Rebozos This book is a rare achievement--both a landmark story of one bright life and a beacon for many others. . . . Her book gives us an eye-witness account of how real politics work in a major U.S. city. --Jim Hightower, editor, Hightower Lowdown, author, Swim against the Current

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María Antonietta Berriozábal became the first Latina to be elected to the City Council of San Antonio, USA where she served from 1981 to 1991. She received a presidential appointment as the U.S. Representative to the Inter-American Commission on Women of the Organization of American States in 1994, representing the United States at United Nations Conferences and at the 1995 Fourth World Conference of Women in Beijing, China. Committed to the empowerment of Latinas, she is the founder of several Latina organisations and continues her community activism in environmental, immigration, and social justice issues.

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