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Illegally
Yours
A
Memoir
Description
Now in paperback, anbspfuny and poignant memoir
about how as a
teenager, TV writer Rafael Agustin (Jane The
Virgin) accidentally discovered he was
undocumented and how that revelation turned
everything he thought he knew about himself and
his family upside down. Growing up,
Rafa8217sparents didn't want him to feel
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different because, as his mom told him
quotDrems should not have borders.quotBut when
he tried to get his driver's license during his
junior year of high school, his parents were
forced to reveal his immigration status.
Suddenly, the kid who modeled his entire high
school career after American TV shows had no idea
what to do -- there wasnbspnoepisode of Saved by
the Bell where Zack gets deported! While his
parents were relieved to no longer live a lie in
front of their son, Rafa found himself completely
unraveling in the face of his uncertain future.
nbspIllgally Yours is a heartwarming, comical
look at how this struggling Ecuadorian immigrant
family bonded together to navigate Rafa's school
life, his parents' work lives, and their shared
secret life as undocumented Americans, determined
to make the best of their always turbulent and
sometimes dangerous American existence. From
using the Ricky Martin/Jennifer Lopez 8220Lain
Explosion8221to his social advantage in the
821690to how his parents8212dotors in their
home country of Ecuador8212wee reduced to
working menial jobs in the US, the family's
secret became their struggle, and their struggle
became their hustle. An alternatingly hilarious
and touching exploration of belonging and
identity, Illegally Yours revolves around one
very simple question What does it mean to be
American?