A graphic memoir about the complicated path of language and identity that Marcela travels as a young heritage Spanish speaker.
Marcela T. Garcés is Professor of Spanish at Siena College near Albany, New York, where she teaches a range of courses on the Spanish-speaking world, focusing on topics from fashion and film to cuisine. She has authored scholarly works in these areas as well as creative pieces in English and Spanish. She and her husband, Yuri, also operate La Centralita Culinary Studio, teaching the community about the cuisines of Spain. Marcela loves motivating students of all ages on their unique language and cultural journeys. Andrés E. Garcés graduated from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan, where he studied sculpture and painting. He works as a Senior Museum Assistant in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Yale University Art Gallery. His artistic influences and interests include hand-drawn animation, magical realism, and comics. Andrés practices an array of art forms including digital drawing, spoon carving, and perceptual painting and enjoys collaborating artistically with his wife, Sabrina, and his daughter, Elena.
