La Vida Sin Papeles in the Rio Grande Valley

Author

Natalia Salazar, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Date of Award

5-2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

Creative Writing

First Advisor

Dr. José Antonio Rodríguez

Second Advisor

Emmy Pérez

Third Advisor

Dr. Mariana Alessandri

Abstract

La Vida Sin Papeles in the Rio Grande Valley is a collection of fifteen vignettes and essays that showcase the tough realities that the narrator has lived through in being undocumented in the South Texas borderlands. This work brings into discussion some of the obstacles and hardships that millions of other immigrants and DREAMers face in the United States due to exclusive immigration policies.

In writing this collection, I drew inspiration from contemporary immigrant writers and poets and from my own life experiences living along the Rio Grande Valley border.

Comments

Copyright 2022 Natalia Salazar. All Rights Reserved.

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Recommended Citation

Salazar, Natalia, "La Vida Sin Papeles in the Rio Grande Valley" (2022). Theses and Dissertations. 1099.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/1099