Stephanie Elizondo Griest

Co-sponsored with the Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change and the COF Global Opportunities Center.

Part memoir, part journalistic reportage, Mexican Enough illuminates how we often cast off our identity in our youth, only to strive to find it again as adults—and the lessons to be learned along the way.

Stephanie Elizondo Griest, a biracial American has long struggled with her cultural identity, wondering if she is “Latina enough”. In her new book, Griest ventures to her mother’s native Mexico to do a little root-searching and improve her “Tarzan Lite” Spanish. Mexican Enough chronicles her journey, from the narco-infested border town of Nuevo Laredo to the highlands of Chiapas. She investigates the murder of a prominent gay activist, sneaks into prison to meet with resistance fighters, rallies with rebels in Oaxaca, and interviews scores of migrant workers and the families they were forced to leave behind. Travel companions include a Polish thief, a Border Patrol agent, and a Dominatrix.

Don’t miss her! Griest will be discussing Mexican Enough as well as her experiences traveling alone as a woman! To find our more about about her click here.