First Gen: A Memoir

by Alejandra Campoverdi

Book Overview

An unflinching memoir and "invaluable resource" (Kirkus) about navigating social mobility as a first gen Latina--offering both a riveting personal story and an examination of the unacknowledged emotional tolls of being a trailblazer.

Alejandra Campoverdi has been a child on welfare, a White House aide to President Obama, a Harvard graduate, a gang member's girlfriend, and a candidate for U.S. Congress. She's ridden on Air Force One...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538757192
• ISBN13: 9781538757192
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages