Jill Damatac's debut memoir, "Dirty Kitchen," reflects on her life as an undocumented immigrant in the U.S. alongside her family. With the political climate worsening for immigrants, Damatac reveals her hopes for change, which have remained unfulfilled. Her narrative captures their harsh realities, including the fear of violence and systemic limitations, detailing the lengths they went to survive. After years of striving for stability, her memoir culminates in her self-deportation in 2015, marking a poignant end to her pursuit of safety in America.
"Seeing what's happening now is so much worse than anything we could have imagined," the San Francisco author told the Chronicle.
"We came into the United States just as Bill Clinton was elected to office. What we're seeing today is beyond anything that I feared for two decades â three decades for my parents."
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