Julián Castro

Castro was one of several candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary who appealed to me (gosh, that seems like a long time ago). He writes with great honesty about his life growing up in San Antonio with his twin brother, mother and grandmother. He is clear-eyed about the difficulties and challenges—and there were many—but doesn’t linger or exaggerate, sees them as the part of the journey of who he is. He relates his journey from San Antonio to Stanford, Harvard Law, his mayoralty of San Antonio and his work in the federal government. Castro gives great credit to the influence of women in his life—his immigrant grandmother and activist mother, and now his wife. This is a short, engrossing read. I found Castro to be everything he appears to be, and it confirmed my sense of him: intelligent, honest, empathic, and truly dedicated to helping others.… (más)

Julian Castro is a candidate for the President of United States and this is his memoir of his family's humble beginnings. His grandmother, Mamo was forcefully pulled from her dying mother and sent with her sister across the border to live with relatives that they had never met before.

Living in extreme poverty, his mother worked hard to get more education. Julian and his twin were inspired by her activism and drive for social justice. I enjoyed reading this memoir but wanted more in depth information in what he believes. His profound passion is for education and I hope that he continues on the path.

I received a finished received copy of this book from the Publisher as a win from FirstReads but that in no way made a difference in my thoughts or feelings in this review.… (más)