Emmy award–winning journalist and anchor of NPR’s Latino USA Maria Hinojosa joins us to discuss her book, Once I was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America. She tells the eye-opening story of immigration in America through her decades of reporting and personal experiences, painting an astonishing picture of a country in crisis.

Our host Ann Bocock sits down with Maria Hinojosa to talk about her intimate experience growing up as a Mexican American on the south side of Chicago. She shares what her family went through to cross the border and why she strives to correct the narrative on immigration. Hinojosa drives home why it’s so important to share diverse stories and see ourselves in each other.

From being the first Latina in many male-dominated newsrooms to now having 30 years of reporting experience, Hinojosa says that her memoir is very much an American woman’s book. She shares her experience with sexual assault, moments of imposter syndrome and the many facets of her life. Get all the details on this week’s episode of GO Between the Covers!

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