In conjunction with the annual Latinx Initiatives Advisory Committee event, Holocaust Museum Houston will host a special presentation and book talk with Dr. Jesus Esparza, editor of the newly published book The Truth in Our Stories: Immigrant Voices in Radical Times.

Immigration has long been a controversial issue in American politics and remains one of the country's most pressing issues, dividing the nation along political, economic, moral, and ethical lines. Critics have long distorted the view of Latino immigrants, depicting them as criminals who corrupt neighborhoods, depress wages, overpopulate the prison systems, and drain the economy. This distorted narrative, unfortunately, persists in our present time.

This lecture will present a brief history of the anti-immigration sentiment in the United States as context for why this misshapen narrative continues to exist presently. It will also highlight a few compelling stories that highlight the Latino immigrant experience that promise to change that perception.