Corazón Descalzo
Elva Treviño Hart was born in south Texas to Mexican immigrants. She spent her childhood moving back and forth between a small, segregated south Texas town and Minnesota. She has a bachelor's degree in theoretical mathematics and a master's degree in computer science/engineering from Stanford University. She worked as a computer professional for twenty years. She now lives in Virginia.
The Spanish-language version of Treviño Hart’s award-winning Barefoot Heart. This autobiographical story describes the abject poverty suffered by migrant workers and reveals the indomitable spirit of one inspiring family. Despite hunger, cold, illness, and constant discrimination, the family members never abandoned their commitment to one another and to bettering life through hard work and the pursuit of education.