2009 Common Literature Experience
Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child
Elva Treviño Hart
Barefoot Heart is a vividly told autobiographical account of the life of a child growing up in a family of
migrant farm workers. It brings to life the day-to-day existence of people facing the obstacles of working
in the fields and raising a family in an environment that is frequently hostile to those who have little
education and speak another language.
Assimilation brings its own problems, as the original culture is
attenuated and the quality of family relationships is compromised, consequences that are not inevitable,
but are rather a series of choices made along the way. Barefoot Heart is also the story of how the author
overcame the disadvantages of this background and discovered her true talents and, in the process, found herself.
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Convocations Speaker
Elva Treviño Hart
Saturday, August 22 - 9:30 a.m.
Kent Concert Hall - Utah State Campus
The local and campus community is welcome to join first-year students in hearing the author of
Barefoot Heart speak about her experiences and insights.
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