normandie ramirez: thank you. ndie, just a brief synopsis, dr. jiménez.ries of four francisco: yes, the series consists of four books. the first one is titled "the circuit: stories from the life of a migrant child," the second one is titled "reaching out," and the fourth one is "taking hold." and the main theme that runs through all the four books is the transformative power of education. and the reason for writing these memoirs is that i wanted to document part of my family's history, but more importantly i wanted to document the experiences of many, many mexican immigrant families from the past and the present who work very, very hard every single day and thanks to their hard and noble work all of us are able to enjoy our meals every day. and what sustains these families working day in and day out is a and their children's children. better life for their children so these families--our families are an inspiration to me and they inspire my writing, and i think it's important to docume our experiences because our experience is an important part of the ame