Padre, Me Tengo Que Ir
(Father, I Must Go)
This book is an autobiographical account of the life of Jorge Frias, a Mestizo from Progreso, Mexico, a city on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, who left his homeland to come to America. After fifteen years in the U.S. he was deported. His tale, as told to me, begins when he, as a young man unable to speak English, finds his way across the country, meets people, makes friends and, in his words, follows the wind. Jorge tells how he found his way in "El Norte," why he did it, about being deported, and why he wants to return.