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• 4/04/2022 - Windy City Reviews (Chicago Writers Association)
• 3/03/2022 - GoodReads Review
• 8/02/2021 - Publishers Weekly, BookLife Review 
• 6/02/2021 - GoodReads Review
• 5/16/2021 - GoodReads Review
• 4/26/2021 - Dominican Sisters of Springfield Book Review
• Amazon Reviews

• 10/06/2022 - FLOWcast Podcast Interview about the Dominican Literacy Center and We Are Eagles
• 5/07/2022 - Evergreen Park Library Appearance Feature Story, The Reporter
• 4/29/2022 - Mention in Ray Hanania Column, Suburban Chicagoland
• 4/28/2022 - Ted Slowik Column, Page 39-40 Voices Section (print), Chicago Tribune
• 4/24/2022 - Ted Slowik Column, Page One (print), Daily Southtown
• 4/22/2022 - Ted Slowik Column, (online), Daily Southtown
• 4/19/2022 - EPCHS Alum Discusses New Book, Patch.com
• 4/19/2022 - Evergreen Park Library: Upcoming Events, The Beverly Review
• 4/08/2022 - EPCHS Alum In The Spotlight, Patch.com
• 3/16/2022 - WJOL 1340AM Joliet, IL Radio Interview
• 3/08/2022 - Dominican Sisters of Springfield, International Women's Day Article
• 3/03/2022 - Robert Feder Column
• 3/03/2022 - Daily Herald, Gail Borden Public Library Article
• 1/10/2022 - Daily Herald, Suburban Mosaic Column
• 1/09/2022 - Today’s Catholic, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana
• 1/05/2022 - Patch.com
• 1/04/2022 - Daily Herald
• 1/01/2022 - Crux Now, Scottsdale, AZ
• 12/31/2021 - Catholic Review (Archdiocese of Baltimore. MD)
• 12/31/2021 - NewsNet Daily Article
• 12/30/2021 - The Central Minnesota Catholic
• 12/30/2021 - Trenton, NJ Monitor
• 7/17/2021 - West Suburban Living Magazine
• Summer, 2021 - Enterprising Women Magazine
• 7/02/2021 - The Observer (Rockford, IL Diocese)
• 6/08/2021 - Patch.com
• 6/07/2021 - St. Xavier Alumni News Article
• 5/16/2021 - Get Down To Business Podcast with Shalom Klein
• 5/07/2021 - Reflejos Article
• 5/02/2021 - Daily Herald, Suburban Mosaic Column
• 5/01/2021 - XPian News Article
• 4/30/2021 - Daily Herald, Neighbor Section Story
• 4/14/2021 - CISION PRWeb News Release
• 4/14/2021 - MarketWatch.com
• 4/14/2021 - Rockford Register Star
• 4/14/2021 - Houston Chronicle
• 4/13/2021 - Robert Feder Column
• 4/12/2021 - Jim Leach Show, WMAY Radio 970AM/92.7FM
• 4/10/2021 - Video of Book Launch Event
• 4/05/2021 - Dominican Sisters of Springfield Article

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• 3/5/2024 - Lincoln Prairie - Del Webb Book Club, Aurora, IL, author's talk & book signing.
• 11/1/2023 - First Wednesday Fellowship Event, at Joyful Harvest Church, 5050 N. Johnsburg Road, Johnsburg, IL, author's talk & book signing.
• 9/25/2023 - White Oak Library District, Crest Hill Branch, author's talk & book signing.
• 10/13/2022 - PEO International, Arlington Heights, IL, Chapter of Wesleyan College in Iowa, Inverness, IL, author's talk & book signing.
• 4/21/2022 - Evergreen Park Public Library author's talk & book signing.
• 4/8/2022 - PEO International, LaGrange, IL, Chapter of Wesleyan College in Iowa, LaGrange Public Library, author's talk & book signing. 
• 3/24/2022 - St. Peter's Church in the Loop, Chicago, author's talk & book signing. 
• 3/8/2022 - Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, author's talk & book signing.
• 1/13/2022 - Plainfield Public Library District, author's talk & book signing.
• 9/20/2021 - Aurora Public Library, West Branch author's talk & book signing.
• 9/12/2021 - Printers Row Lit Fest in downtown Chicago, at the Independent Writers of Chicago (IWOC) table inside the Illinois Woman's Press Association (IWPA) Tent.
• 9/11/2021 - Printers Row Lit Fest in downtown Chicago, at the Fig Factor Tent.
• 9/11/2021 - Printers Row Lit Fest in downtown Chicago at the Chicago Writers Association (CWA) Tent.
• 8/28/2021 - Elmhurst Library Virtual Author’s Fair.
• 8/21/2021 - Morning of Reflection for Associates & Sisters remote talk.

Maribel, a domestic violence survivor, raised a daughter while cleaning toilets for a living, then later ran her own business and a marathon.

Juanita escaped stalkers by seeking a new life in America. 

Blanca rose from housekeeping to management before a corporate decision changed her life.

Teresa married against her father’s wishes, survived an earthquake and natural gas explosions, before settling her family in America and setting four new goals.

Maria found inner strength after her husband’s accident, which led to achieving goals in a new country.

These women and more are among the inspiring immigrants, who left behind poverty and gained confidence and strength as they learned about life through a new language at the Dominican Literacy Center in the Chicago area.

The lives of these women took shape during the first 25 years of the center as they reached milestones that many others took for granted. They also saw their children grow without the fear of poverty or hunger and become the first generation in their families to graduate high school and college.

The center, which started inside a church basement, has since expanded to a large building and then spun off a second center. Today, the Dominican Literacy Center is a bustling learning community that has taught thousands of immigrants the baffling language of American English.

A portion of the profits from this book will be donated to the Dominican Literacy Center to help support its literacy mission.