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Into a Crueler America: Two Border Crossings, 30 Years Apart

Into a Crueler America: Two Border Crossings, 30 Years Apart

Reyna Grande on a Chance Encounter at the San Antonio Airport

By Reyna Grande | January 29, 2026

Heroes or Traitors? Writing the Story of the Saint Patrick’s Battalion in the Mexican-American War

Heroes or Traitors? Writing the Story of the Saint Patrick’s Battalion in the Mexican-American War

Reyna Grande on the Little Known Tale of Mexican—and American—History

By Reyna Grande | September 12, 2022

Reyna Grande on Giving Her Kids the Childhood She Never Had

Reyna Grande on Giving Her Kids the Childhood She Never Had

Reconsidering the Dream of Sweet Valley High

By Reyna Grande | June 7, 2022

Reyna Grande on Translating Her Own Book Into Spanish

Reyna Grande on Translating Her Own Book Into Spanish

How an Immigrant Can Lose Touch With Her Mother Tongue

By Reyna Grande | October 29, 2019

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