Abstract
This creative non-fiction piece written in Spanglish called "Doce horas: A Family Border Tale" comically narrates my family's adventure crossing the U.S./Mexico border by car a few days after Three Kings Day (Epiphany). The story deals with identity negotiation, biculturalism and bilingualism in a non-conventional American family raised in Mexico. The narrative voice in my piece provides a unique perspective broadening dialogue(s) on Mexican American identity.
 
Highlights
This creative non-fiction piece written in Spanglish called ‘Doce horas: A Family Border Tale’ comically narrates my family’s adventure crossing the U.S.-Mexico border by car a few days after New Year’s
The story deals with identity negotiation, biculturalism and bilingualism in a non-conventional American family raised in Mexico
We should have known the trip was cursed cuando tres días antes de irnos el patriarca de la familia, también conocido como Don Adán, got a horrible spasm in his back, which ended up leaving him in major pain over a month after our return
Summary
This creative non-fiction piece written in Spanglish called ‘Doce horas: A Family Border Tale’ comically narrates my family’s adventure crossing the U.S.-Mexico border by car a few days after New Year’s. We should have known the trip was cursed cuando tres días antes de irnos el patriarca de la familia, también conocido como Don Adán, got a horrible spasm in his back, which ended up leaving him in major pain over a month after our return.
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