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Not Always A Valley of Tears: Miracles Discovered

January 12, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Herrera discusses her memoir covering many facets of the human experience – race, health, disability, religion, poverty, and immigration.

Register here: http://galenapubliclibrary.eventbrite.com or by emailing distlerl@galenalibrary.org

Pascuala Herrera, a Latina immigrant woman with a disability speaks from her heart in her recently published memoir, Not Always a Valley of Tears (No siempre es un valle de lágrimas) . She shares her experiences as a child who contracted Polio in Mexico until immigrating to Chicago. Although she had the odds against her, from crawling on the floor of her pueblo to becoming a successful educator, wife, mother, author, and speaker, she proved that everything is possible.

The Zoom capacity for this event is limited, alternatively the event can be watched live on our Facebook page.
Galena LitFest is sponsored by the Galena Public Library and the Friends of the Galena Public Library.

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Date:
January 12, 2022
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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