Prologue: One wintry night at Tequilas
I. Leaving home
El Pajarito & Superwoman in El Norte
David, un caminero in Philly
Ken, Barbie & Brooks Brothers
Primo, the mystery man
Crawling out of the shadows
II. The giant IRCA awakening
Freddy's Café
A fickle nation
The rebuilding of America
Farewell, Philadelphia
III. Malinche's children
Marriage of convenience
Homeward bound
Tequila midnight in Guadalajara
Trapped in the U.S., no going back
IV. Uneasy neighbors
Heartache heartland
Havana calling, Santana's guitar
The fallout
V. Homeless
The blame game
Sister Guadalupe's unusual spirit
Middleman, Siembra's rise
Hardening the line
VI. Homelands
Walls
The Pope in a nativist land
Thirtieth aniversario, the celebration
Arcadio's legacy
Lessons from Israel
The wisdom of Doña Lidia
Tío Alejo's funeral
Uncle Bill
Four friends, Philadelphia reunion
My homelands.