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Chargement... An Unlikely Journey: Waking Up from My American Dreampar Julián Castro
Chargement...
Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Castro was one of several candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary who appealed to me (gosh, that seems like a long time ago). He writes with great honesty about his life growing up in San Antonio with his twin brother, mother and grandmother. He is clear-eyed about the difficulties and challenges—and there were many—but doesn’t linger or exaggerate, sees them as the part of the journey of who he is. He relates his journey from San Antonio to Stanford, Harvard Law, his mayoralty of San Antonio and his work in the federal government. Castro gives great credit to the influence of women in his life—his immigrant grandmother and activist mother, and now his wife. This is a short, engrossing read. I found Castro to be everything he appears to be, and it confirmed my sense of him: intelligent, honest, empathic, and truly dedicated to helping others. ( ) Julian Castro is a candidate for the President of United States and this is his memoir of his family's humble beginnings. His grandmother, Mamo was forcefully pulled from her dying mother and sent with her sister across the border to live with relatives that they had never met before. Living in extreme poverty, his mother worked hard to get more education. Julian and his twin were inspired by her activism and drive for social justice. I enjoyed reading this memoir but wanted more in depth information in what he believes. His profound passion is for education and I hope that he continues on the path. I received a finished received copy of this book from the Publisher as a win from FirstReads but that in no way made a difference in my thoughts or feelings in this review. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
In the spirit of a young Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father, comes a candid and compelling memoir about race and poverty in America. In many ways, there was no reason Julian Castro would have been expected to be a success. Born to unmarried parents in a poverty-stricken neighborhood of a struggling city, his prospects of escaping his circumstance seemed bleak. But he and his twin brother Joaquin had something going for them: their mother. A former political activist, she provided the launch pad for what would become an astonishing ascent. Julian and Joaquin would go on to attend Stanford and Harvard before entering politics at the ripe age of 26. Soon after, Joaquin become a state representative and Julian was elected mayor of San Antonio, a city he helped revitalize and transform into one of the country's leading economies. His success in Texas propelled him onto the national stage, where he was the keynote speaker at the 2012 DNC--the same spot President Obama held three conventions prior--and then to Washington D.C. where he served as the Obama Administration's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. After being shortlisted as a potential running mate for Hillary Clinton, he is now seen by many as a future presidential candidate. Julian Castro's story not only affirms the American dream, but also resonates with millions, who in an age of political cynicism and hardening hearts are searching for a new hero. No matter one's politics, this book is the transcendent story of a resilient family and the unlikely journey of an emerging national icon. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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