Introduction -- The early years, 1910 -- 1926 -- Courtship and marriage, 1926 -- 1930s -- Crossing the frontera, 1940s -- A new country but no new refuge, 1940s and early 1950s -- Transitions and the road toward cultural adaptation, the 1950s -- Motherhood in the labyrinth -- Faith as a bulwark -- Citizenship and politics -- Looking back.