What does it mean to carry the heritage of one nation while calling another home?
In The American Mexican I Am, Marcos Antonio Gutierrez explores American nationality, Mexican heritage, bicultural identity, family history, immigration, national pride, and the relationship between Mexico and the United States.
Through personal reflection, history, culture, and questions of belonging, this book examines how two worlds can exist within one person without requiring either one to disappear.
From mariachi and family traditions to revolution, ingenuity, borders, and identity, this is one man's perspective on understanding where he came from, where he stands, and what both cultures have contributed to who he has become.