Louis Mendoza, author and Associate Vice Provost for Equity and Diversity at the University of Minnesota will discuss his book A Journey Around Our America: A Memoir on Cycling, Immigration, and the Latinoization of the U.S. on Thursday, October 25 at 4:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Bookstore in Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. S.E. Minneapolis.

Mendoza offers his own account of the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of traveling the country in search of a deeper, broader understanding of what it means to be Latino in the United States in the twenty-first century. With a blend of first- and second-person narratives, blog entries, poetry and excerpts from conversations he had along the way, Mendoza presents his own reflections alongside those of people he met in his travels. His conversations and experiences as a Latino on the road reveal the multilayered complexity of Latino life today as no academic study or newspaper report ever could.

Mendoza will sign copies of his book following the discussion. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, or to order a signed copy visit www.bookstore.umn.edu/genref/authors.html. The Mendoza event is co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota Immigration History Research Center.