Victoria Buitron a writer and translator will be sharing her story through storytelling and her book. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairfield University. She writes about the intersection of identity and place, family history, and the moments her hippocampus refuses to forget. Join us for an inspiring story!

In this electrifying debut, Victoria Buitron comes of age between Ecuador and the United States as she explores her ancestry, learns two languages, and searches for a place she can call home. It portrays not only the immigrant experience, but the often-overlooked repatriate experience while interweaving facets of depression, family history, and self-love. With the utmost honesty, A Body Across Two Hemispheres encompasses the deep and complex layers of teenage life into adulthood—and the sacrifices made along the way for Victoria to become who she was meant to be all along.

Date: Friday, December 1st

Time: 12:30 pm-2:15 pm

Location: Bellarmine Campus,

St. Ambrose Hall, RM 101

Contact: Ivelisse Maldonado, imaldonado@fairfield.edu to RSVP

Presented by REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library and Info0rmation Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking