Memoirist, poet and speaker Javier Zamora believes that immigrants must keep ownership of their own stories. In his award-winning memoir, “Solito,” he explores his harrowing journey to the U.S. as an unaccompanied nine-year-old and gives an unforgettable glimpse into the realities of child migration. Zamora holds fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation and has been a Stegner fellow at Stanford University and a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard. His debut poetry collection, “Unaccompanied,” navigates politics, racism, war and the impact of a border crossing on his family.

Free copies of “Solito” will be handed out to the first 350 in-person attendees. This event is part of the Spencer Trask series of public lectures.

Sponsored by:
Department of Anthropology
Effron Center for the Study of America
Labyrinth Books
Pace Center for Civic Engagement
Princeton Latin American Student Association
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship
Program in Latin American Studies
University Center for Human Values
Department of English