Exilio Voluntario

Voluntary Exile is about an immigrant that came to the United States, & went through the process many immigrants experience: learning the language, trying to become a permanent resident, adjusting to a new culture & fitting into society, each one of them as difficult as it can be. It is written in Spanish & it describes the life of a woman confronted with the insensibility of "machismo" in an environment full of restrictions, where people hide from reality to ignore physical, psychological & sexual abuses of children & women. She decides to get away, & moves to the "country of opportunities," with her small child & starts fighting against adversity. This is full of traditional colloquialism native to the region where it evolves. In order to explain some of the episodes, the author studied immigration laws & regulations & their effects on new immigrants who have to abandon their dreams & the hopes they bring with them, when they are confronted with rejection & poverty. EXILIO VOLUNTARIO will be an excellent source of information for scholars who are investigating the phenomena of cultural diversity & biculturalism. To order: M. Hitchcock Press, P.O. Box 4994, Chico, CA 95927. Phone: 916-868-5537, FAX: 916-868-5245.Hitchcock, Maria is the author of 'Exilio Voluntario', published 1995 under ISBN 9780964272408 and ISBN 0964272407.