Freelance Journalist and Fiction Writer will read from Mica Chueca, his first novel

October 27, 2009

5:00 pm
Institute of the Americas Complex, Weaver Center
Q&A will be bilingual

Pablo Jaime Sáinz is a border journalist and fiction writer working in the San Diego-Tijuana area. He writes for several publications including The San Diego Union Tribune and its Spanish-language weekly, Enlace, where he covers Latino Arts and Entertainment. His first young adult novel "Mica chueca" and his nonfiction collection "Crónicas chúntaras" explore the theme of Sinaloan culture."Mica chueca" is the story of undocumented immigrants from Sinaloa living in Huntington Park, in Los Angeles County. It tells the story of René Gastélum, a high school student, who without "papers" is unable to attend college. It is also a view into Southeast Los Angeles during the 90s. "Crónicas chúntaras" is a collection of features and interviews with pillars of Mexican regional music such as Los Tigres del Norte, Banda El Recodo, Tucanes de Tijuana, Jenni Rivera, and more.