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What’s to Know About Mexico? One Thousand Questions and Answers About America’s Southern Neighbor by John Virtue Check it out on Amazon.com

In “What’s to Know About Mexico? One Thousand Questions and Answers About America’s Southern Neighbor”, John Virtue draws on more than two decades of experience as a high-profile journalist in Latin America to paint a touching portrait of Mexico.

Broken into 28 short chapters, the book tells the tale of modern-day Mexico in a Q&A format. In cultural discussions between Mexicans and Americans, Virtue feels that the latter too often stubbornly ask, “Why can’t you be more like us?” Unlike the U.S., which was settled, he points out, Mexico was conquered.

The Mexican character was forged in a historic crucible much older than anything in the United States. Before Europeans ever discovered the Americas, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán, now Mexico City, was one of the three largest cities in the world, with architecture and market sophistication that rivaled anything in Europe. When the Spaniards arrived in the 16th century and conquered Mexico, they would forge a mixed society of mestizos, born from parents of both indigenous and European blood.

Fast-forwarding to today’s volatile political climate, what most Americans cling to about Mexico is its notorious reputation as a source of illegal immigration. Yet little is known about Mexican culture, economy and family life.

“The questions in this book are written as an American might ask of a Mexican,” says Virtue.  “I give the answers a Mexican would give.”

“What’s To Know about Mexico?” is a timely book that seeks to redress the vast information about this country of 100 million people. Few know the staples many consider that originated not with America, but with Mexico. The cowboy, corn and the domesticated turkey all came first from Mexico.

“What’s to Know About Mexico? One Thousand Questions and Answers About America’s Southern Neighbor” is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.

About the Author: John Virtue is the director of the International Media Center at Florida International University in Miami. As a foreign correspondent for United Press International, he was based in Mexico City for six years. Virtue then went on to become executive editor of “El Mundo,” a daily newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has written four books about Mexico including “South of the Color Barrier” which explains the role of the Mexican League in desegregating Major League Baseball. Virtue currently lives in Miami with his wife, Anna.

Email: virtuej@fiu.edu - Website: www.johnvirtueauthor.com

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