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Friends From The Other Side/Amigos Del Otro Lado

Story by Gloria Anzaldua
Pictures by Consuelo Mendez
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Prietita, a brave young Mexican American girl, defends Joaquin from the neighborhood kids who taunt him with shouts of "mojado" or "wetback." But what can she do to protect Joaquin and his mother from the Border Patrol as the van cruises slowly up the street towards their hiding place?

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