Grande is an author, speaker and educator. Her work includes her recent memoir, The Distance Between Us (Atria, 2012), and two novels, Across a Hundred Mountains and Dancing with Butterflies.

Originally from Mexico, Reyna came to the U.S. as an undocumented child immigrant to live with her father, whom she hadn't seen in eight years. She went on to become the first in her family to graduate from college. A graduate of UC Santa Cruz, Reyna holds a B.A. and and M.F.A. in creative writing.

Learn more at www.reynagrande.com.

This event is hosted by the Puente Project and IMASS through the generous support of DASB.