\u201cSimply written but full of beautiful details, this book should inspire every citizen of our diverse and changing world.\u201d \u2014VOYA     In this fourth book in his award-winning memoir series, Francisco Jimenez leaves everything behind in California\u2014a loving family, a devoted girlfriend, and the culture that shaped him\u2014to attend Columbia University in New York City.   A moving account of the Latino experience in America, Francisco Jimenez\u2019s work comes alive with telling details about the warmth and resiliency of family and the quest for identity against seemingly impossible odds.