- 240 pages
- English
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About this book
From his small travel agency tucked away in an area of New York City known as Little Colombia, the "Godfather of Jackson Heights" does far more than make travel arrangements. Fernando Padrón is a social service fixer to many of the tens of thousands of Latino immigrants living in his neighborhood. Tax accountant, job hunter, fund-raiser, and missing persons detective are just some of his roles. Fernando also earned the title of Undertaker for the Mules after helping families repatriate the remains of the dozens who die every year smuggling drugs into New York when drug-filled capsules in their stomachs explode. The riveting experiences shared in this collection of connected stories are based on the author's life. In scenes at once fascinating, inspiring, and heartbreaking, Orlando Tobón reveals not only what it means to be an immigrant, but also what it means to be an American.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Queen of the Mules
- 2. The Inseparable Ones
- 3. You Are Here
- 4. A Fund-raising Campaign
- 5. The 7 Train: Roosevelt Avenue
- 6. Victims
- 7. Big Brother
- 8. November 13: Adrián and the Angels
- 9. Lucy
- 10. Against the Odds
- 11. A New Beginning
- Acknowledgments
- About the Translator
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Publisher
Atria BooksYear
2007Topic
LiteraturePrint ISBN
9780743286589
Subtopic
Emigration & ImmigrationeBook ISBN
9781416523215
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