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New right network nrn presents a content experience developed by you. Let us surprise you or that special someone with a box of awesome books and other fun stuff. Sergio worked hard to break away from being a poor migrant worker. He also opened up about how his experience going from migrant worker to border patrol agent, which is detailed in his book, proud american. The migrant, soldier, and agent by sergio tinoco is a firstperson account of three distinct phases of the authors life. He shares the details of his prodigious life in his book proud american. More recently sergio launched the proud american facebook page.
Facebook censorship spotlight interview with border. American used biographies books for sale, buy, sell. What was the inspiration behind creating such a thoughtful memoir of your life. Arya fomonyuy, readers favorite being the only child of a single mother, sergio was raised by his maternal grandparents in a south texas region better known as the rio grande valley. The migrant, soldier, and agent, is a memoir that details his struggles as a migrant worker and his whirlwind of experiencesfrom being a crop picker, to his service to the united states army, his battles with ptsdthat led him to working for the government. This book is riveting and engaging from the first page to the last. Heres brancos book book club some short text that can be expanded to show more details. Proud american by sergio tinoco is a fascinating, heartwarming memoir of a migrant soldier and federal agent. He told us,the students in 3rd person that the doctor never gave up on a goal that he had set. Jun 07, 2017 proud american migrant, soldier, agent sergio tinoco contact information elle simpson fulfillment officer litfire publishing contact via email. Having to come up with a big decision to leave his family behind at such a young age, sergio began to live a. Shop amongst our popular books, including 8, caves of power, 20122021 and more from sergio magana. At the age of seven, he does the kind of work reserved for poor migrants picking crops. Cooley because he has now help generation to generation save million of lives incbhorcabg.
Proud american is a firstperson account of a mans life, from his beginnings as a child of. Authors memoir is a unique story of overcoming the struggles of being in a poor family, breaking traditions, and apprehending people of his. Sergio tinoco author interview proud american is a biography about your journey through life in south texas. Book awards for nonfiction autobiography book award. Tinoco was born and raised in rio grande valley, commonly known to them as rgv. Jan 11, 2017 at age seven, sergio tinoco was already picking crops for a living in southern texas.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Also columnist for hstoday showcasing the tough daily work of. Proud american by sergio tinoco is a very easy book to read. Oct, 2019 sergio tinoco wrote the book proud american about his life story. Sergio does welcome all correspondence from readers andor other. Proud american by sergio tinoco ebook summary download.
Facebook censorship spotlight interview with border patrol. It takes you into the life of an immigrant child living in the care of his grandparents. Proud american migrant, soldier, agent sergio tinoco contact information elle simpson fulfillment officer litfire publishing contact via email. Beginning his senior year in high school, sergio realizes he wants to be the one to break the cycle of migrant work his family has used for multiple generations to provide their sole means of support. Tinoco is a federal agent working for the department of homeland security. Writing the introduction to a dossier dedicated to a writer of sergio pitols stature is a daunting task. A tough beginning gives sergio a critical and unique insight to the world that is clearly delivered through the narrative of the story, which is a. Motivational book award contest and awardwinning books. How does one summarize in a few hundred words the thousands of pages written, tens of thousands of pages read, scores of books translated, dozens of countries visited, over the course of eightandahalf decades. Proud american the migrant, soldier, and agent by sergio tinoco. Mar 28, 2017 as the years progress through tinocos smooth narrative you see how his growth manifests in impressive ways as he joins the army and continues his life as a strong individual and proud american. Little, brown young readers may 1, 2008 sergio is a penguin. Unlike most of other books ive read recently, this one is a page turner.
Author of kung fu and love, kung fu and parenting, kung fu and the invisible hand and other works, adam cheung began the boston chinatown blog. Now, more than two decades later, he is already a federal agent of the department of homeland security and a military veteran. Tinoco was born and raised in rio grande valley, commonly. Now, more than two decades later, he is already a federal agent of the department of homeland security and a. Having to come up with a big decision to leave his family behind at such a young age, sergio began to live a dangerous life in the battlefield with the us army.
The only child of a single mom, sergio grew up with his grandparents in rio grande valley. Biography archives page 7 of 11 litfire publishing bookstore. The area he grew up in is commonly called the rio grande valley. Written like a conversation with a friend sitting on your sofa, tinocos prose deftly brings about a range of mixed emotions that frequently parallel with his own determination and. A welltold tale, proud american is one of those stories that succinctly captures what it takes to succeed as a migrant in the united states. Just tell us the kind of stuff you like and well take care of the rest.
Michelle dwyer proud american is a personal memoir chronicling the life of the author from migrant worker to successful border patrol agent. He loves drinking water, bathing in water, spraying water, just about anything with water. M iguel syjucos first novel, a dazzling and virtuosic adventure in reading, won the man asian literary prize while still in manuscript. The man who fed the world hardcover by hesser hesser. We are a conservative fusion network that is developing the best curated, personalized and ondemand programming in an exciting communitybased environment. The migrant, soldier, and agent is the memoir of author sergio tinoco. I personally enjoyed the blog because the author put his thought in the blog, but in 3rd person point of view. Sergio grew up a poor migrant worker, who started earning a living by picking crops at the age of seven. Join facebook to connect with sergio tinoco and others you may know. Written like a conversation with a friend sitting on your sofa, tinoco s prose deftly brings about a range of mixed emotions that frequently parallel with his own determination and.
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