Leaving his home in Bonetti Ranch, a migrant community of dilapidated
army barracks with no indoor plumbing or drinkable water, Francisco
Jiménez sets off for college. He leaves behind a family struggling to
pay for food and rent, and a desperate, broken father. Carrying memories
of years of poverty and prejudice with him, he enters a world entirely
different from his own. Yet as he types other students' papers in
exchange for clothing, as he studies hard, as he meets with unexpected
kindness, he uses those very memories of struggle to see his way
forward. Once again, Francisco Jiménez's honest words will open
listeners' hearts and minds.