Matt de la Peña: Growing up in a border community @colorincolorado
Matt de la Peña: Growing up in a border community @colorincolorado
Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Award-winning author Matt de la Peña talks about growing up in the border community of National City, California.

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