“Solito”: Salvadoran Writer Javier Zamora Details His Solo 4,000-Mile Journey to U.S. at Age 9

[@cheri238]

Thank you one more time, Amy Goodman for another man's journey and his story on immigration, Salvadorian writer and poet, Zavier Zamora, his new book, " Solita." What an incredible story and journey. Another book I shall buy and afer reading donate it to my public library. How challenging for him as a nine year old, and how he is able to tell this story as he got older to combine history and poetry with his creativity. The synchronicity of meeting others who helped mentor him with his capacity to compel him to move forward. An consciousness healing with writing for himself and others. Reflections with an open- mindset. Congratulations, dear Javier Zamora, and much love to your parents and grandparents and for everyone reading this book that will encourage and enlightened others. A soul's journey for healing.❤

[@yancuicrodriguez1913]

As a salvadorean immigrant who lived through the Civil War, I have no way to describe how special and touching it feels to listen to him talk about his experience 🥲

[@BeanNibbler90]

Patricia, Carla y El Chino if you are watching this, you are the best of human being. I feel like I know you and I feel I was part of your journey. I cried every single page, feeling what you felt😢😢😢

[@cristinacamero3733]

Gracias Javier por compartir, tu experiencia y con ello iluminar a muchos otros de nosotros en el camino, no solo de este tipo de experiencia, sino en general para sanar y crecer. Un abrazo con cariño y admiración.

[@yancuicrodriguez1913]

Bendiciones

[@aidgab1196]

I like the way he Speaks . His Quiet Tone and the story of Child crossing the USA 🇺🇸 border is Horrendous. Till he was 20 he was undocumented with Papers. No Child Should through such horrific journey. 😮😢

[@YarnProfitM]

I really look forward to getting this book. There is a lot to learn from his journey.

[@tassi8925]

Impressive young man. Great interview, thank you Amy

[@karenhunter864]

I get it now, why you continue to go to work. You’re so good at your job and you get to meet incredible people! Nicely done Amy. All my best wishes for you.

[@ronwalker4849]

THIS MAN´S EXPERIENCE MAKES ME SO VERY SAD ! I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED SO MUCH TRAUMA.

[@curtrice6060]

Almost everyday, I write in “ comments “ about the injustice, in & of the U S , about our immigration policy. For 80 years it has been inhuman.🤓😣😡😎😝😒

[@tracyclark7560]

most didn't

[@estrategiasformativas6382]

He's story should make us stronger❤

[@arturolopez7897]

Thank you Democracy Now for all the coverage on immigration. Hopefully may there be advancement in immigration reform soon!

[@eileenspamer]

hell no i dont want invaders in my england

[@curtrice6060]

Yesterday 😏☹️🤠😂😁

[@wendynine-sc2sv]

Considering we're all from immigrants ... many immigrants infuse fresh wonderful energy into our culture, our work force, our entire economic system. Noone says there should be zero checks or unregulated immigration...just sane, non-rascist, thoughtful, and kind effort that fits into a whole considered plan for our country's population, resource management, and changing climate. Blessings to all involved and to our immigrant forefathers (and mothers!)...❤...

[@fannys941]

What an emotional story ❤

[@eileenspamer]

fannys made up story to write a book dont get taken in

[@Gmiah08]

Survival of the fittest is what they told me. As kid in East New York Brooklyn. We're at war and war is hell. People will do anything for food money. Greed is the root of all evil.

[@robertmarley8852]

There's a war going on outside no man is safe from

[@levmoses742]

Absolutely! And trauma is at the root of all greed. Hence the saying, hurt people; hurt people.

[@arcanondrum6543]

Central America (and few other places) is where many grocery items (such as bananas) can be grown. The family that made Oil products indispensable in our lives used their profits to corner at least some of the food market (food... "who needs that"?). Well, in case you haven't noticed, there is a LOT of outside influence (regardless of the cost) on governments of countries with Oil.... same is true for protecting the profits of the few when it comes to food.

[@carleenmulloy481]

What a great human being. Much kinder than republikkkans who refuse to pass immigration reform. I would rather have him as neighbor than any trumper.🙏⚖️💙🕊️

[@tracyclark7560]

red, or blue, confederates or union, Russia or Ukraine, people pick sides and ideologies, and when you are not on the winning team--we hear the Civil war cryers foreve, nonstop to this day. When do people get on board, get on with their countrymen and women's best interest to move forward? Always broiled in war? An idealism that doesn't exist anywhere. I am proud of him accomplishing, finisihing, publishing his narrative. Reminds me of Frederick Douglass leaving us record.

[@patriciarussell1177]

i will by your book!

[@robertcabrera4760]

Amazing man and story ❤

[@rubberbiscuit99]

American society is dysfunctional and requires scapegoats. People who come here to work without documentation do so much of the work in this country, and many pay taxes as well. And yet many Americans make them pay for the good they do, and the benefits they provide to the society. We MUST change our sick need to scapegoat people, especially vulnerable people. We should be protecting vulnerable people.

[@margaretnorvell9555]

How about we protect US citizens from foreign predators? They bring their violence with them.

[@cheri238]

💯 correct

[@lincris10]

So proud of Javier! I’m getting your book today. I can’t wait to read it and share it with loved ones. Deseándote muchas bendiciones y éxito ❤

[@mongofan1]

Thank you, Javier and Amy. This was a beautiful and deeply meaningful discussion.

[@nancycarlson7944]

Thank you for such a wonderful story and for providing such a rich description of your journey to the U.S. I hope you are able to be reunited with those people that showed an immense amount of care for a stranger.

[@jonah.guz92]

Roque Dalton is our GOAT writer actually

[@eileenspamer]

gutman what is a GOAT writer

[@karenhunter864]

Look how precious you are!

[@LC_Boston]

I just finished reading Solito, and this interview provided some of the context that I felt was missing in the book. In the book, he never really explained to readers who may not know El Salvador's history why his family would have taken such a risk. It was told from the perspective of a nine-year-old, of course, but I had thought there might be an afterward providing more of the context. Don't get me wrong, though, it was a great and very important book. I was happy to learn that he and the rest of "the four" made it and that he seems to have done well, all things considered, since his arrival.

[@flourchylde]

I've read his amazing book. It's a beautiful recollection. His memory of the minute details of his experiences is astounding.

[@lean_sumek]

Thank you for news 😊

[@artimidz3451]

Great show, Amy & DN team! Looking forward to this read, as I'm mad about memoirs 💓!

[@RemyNas24]

Amazing ❤

[@Intense_Cloud]

As an immigrant myself, many of us never thought leaving our county, our families, our lives. Many of us did have dreams of making it (succeeding) within our own borders, for ourselves, for out families and for our country. Many of us encounter tremendous obstacles in many different ways that overcoming them are impossible by staying at the mercy of corrupt, criminal systems. Although many have the possibility (money, or contacts) for a proper way of asking a foreign embassy for permission to entry, many get denied, but the reason they are fleeing does not end with that denial, people seeks to protect their lives at any cost, and that's nature, that's a natural instinct.

[@judithmokhiber3882]

I wish more people will listen to the stories like these. I will share this and hopefully people will listen and have more compassion for immigrants and undocumented individuals. 🙏

[@jzz1019]

Hi Amy. Another incredible story that you have given us.

[@Laura-LaFauve]

Really good.

[@lincris10]

We used to get unaccompanied minors at work as part of the wave that started during Obama administration. The abuse and trauma they experienced is shocking: sexual abuse, seeing their friends die, etc.

[@sandracolleen4203]

♥️🙏♥️

[@publicdomain1103]

Rights of passage for the 17th century immigrant still practiced in the modern era of "Freedom".

[@SajidKhan-jg8bk]

Unbelievable 😮😮😮

[@Car1Sagan]

Very interesting story. I was wondering why the father didnt take his wife & son with him. The USA needs to stop contributing to the unrest in areas south of our border and try to instill peace there, removing any need for them to abandon their homelands. Also we should try to convince Mexico to partner in such peace-building and if necessary accept immigration from these areas, as there would be less of a language-barrier, and enforce laws against the Coyotes & human trafficking. There is a reason why the USA has immigration laws and they must be enforced.

[@paulwellman1030]

Would like to hear what Javier Zamora thinks about what affect the adoption of Bitcoin is having in El Salvador.

[@zippydoo9533]

Why don't they call this channel Communist now? That's what it is.

[@FryingMike]

"a 9-year-old child traveling unaccompanied through Guatemala, Mexico and eventually through the Sonoran Desert, before he makes it to Arizona and reunites with his parents with the aid of other migrants" What?

[@Phethephoenix]

*Where is the coverage over the genocide & ethnic cleansing happening in the only democracy in the Middle East?*

[@christinescott5002]

There is coverage…stop with the whataboutism.

[@robertmarley8852]

Democracy in the middle east.....put the pipe down

[@dipthongthathongthongthong9691]

😂 “but but but this other thing is happening somewhere else why aren’t you talking about it…” You arrive here but you can’t seem to find your way to other news sites??😂

[@Jose-sy1je]

Look at all the Latinos that are here. They all came. So how can we tell others not to come?

[@bapam2]

What kind of parent leaves their child in another country?

[@jcbjcb2]

a parent at the end of the rope..

[@teescoffee5689]

Don’t make me have to explain it. Think about it. He was with family there, they didn’t just leave him all alone. He just told us what was going on in his home country at that time. Read the book, it is excellent.

[@zippydoo9533]

So the guy starts telling how he came to the United States on a 4000 mile trek. Then the interviewer starts trashing the United States. If the United States is so bad why do people travel thousands of miles to come here? Why?

[@estrategiasformativas6382]

America Latina impedida de ser pelo imperialismo.

[@yeshua64]

Why the U.S? Why not Mexico or Haiti?

[@jonah.guz92]

Because US goverment back up the military and the salvadorean elite instead of work to develope the country What goes around comes around

[@jcbjcb2]

Why not Chad? Eritrea? Yemen? Syria? /s

[@ceeemm1901]

He must have got a lot of wrong directions because it's only about 1500 miles from El Salvador to US.

[@arcanondrum6543]

According to Google, distance from Southern El Salvador to San Diego is ; 2959.591 miles. So since we don't know more details then your point is what exactly?

[@eileenspamer]

ceeemm he is telling porkies to sell a book

[@fongponto]

porky telling is the american way to sell anything, from wars to "bringing freedom"

[@ceeemm1901]

@@arcanondrum6543 He must have got there earlier but then too a wrong turn at Albuquerque....added 33% to his trip.

[@ceeemm1901]

@@PKPTY It is either 4000 miles to the US or not...don't suck for a bullshit artist..and it's fkn not!...

[@irisn.garcia5883]

"solito" javier zamora

[@redfoxtactical8425]

"Omg this was all so hard" Yeah. Don't come here illegally. We made that very clear.

[@BigFatHeretic]

When will the USA stop supporting Fascist dictatorships in the global south??? That’s why we have people desperate to immigrate here!

[@blainemonson3414]

If you want to make their life better, maybe you should make El Salvador better, not run from it.

[@ceeemm1901]

You mean, pull the CIA out?

[@stephendalton1648]

They are incapable of it.

[@tmnt10000]

The cia is in North Korea?

[@marymcguire603]

El Salvadore, along with Mexico, is a criminal regime. Go fix THAT.

[@arturolopez7897]

You really think that a 9 year old child growing up in Poverty is going to have the tools to change a whole country? Especially against millions from the US funding?

[@stephendalton1648]

It's amazing how far people will travel for free stuff.

[@eileenspamer]

stephendalton lol you can see through it then? im not sure about this channel she does not seem to like white people implying we are all rich we are not

[@dipthongthathongthongthong9691]

@@eileenspamer That strange takeaway says more about you. What are you so aggrieved about?

[@jonah.guz92]

Free stuff?? Inmigrants works more than a us citizen, pay taxes. What are the stuff that an inmigrant get for free? It's funny, you don't want inmigrants but YOUR GOVERMENT don't let our country develope. If you don't have any idea about foreign affairs of your country you must shut up 🤫🤫

[@ljmolly4029]

@@Mr.FatsArafats Yeah, there are a lot of poor white people. Places in Appalachia for example highlight how desperate and difficult it can be when rich white people ravage the land through extraction yet treat workers so poorly. So many on welfare, on food stamps. Why do these people accept free stuff? Shouldn't they be pulling themselves up by their bootstraps? You know, just "working harder" as we're always told? Maybe you can explain.

[@fannys941]

So, do you get a lot of free stuff in the US? Is that what life looks like for you in the US?

[@davidlist7507]

This guy from a poor family and now is making millions on his book that he learned how to write and speak English in America and he says has pstd I say no he does not and is having the time of his life and laughing to the bank. I don't feel sorry for him in the least he knows how to work the system and comes out on top, shouldn't be showing these stories, they don't do any good at all.

[@thomasthomasphilp4393]

I am from Europe. Aren't all white Americans immigrants from my continent? I see only native American tribes the real owners of your country. Australia and Canada are other examples. We took millions of refugees in Europe due to war mongering of the US in the Middle East

[@eileenspamer]

davidlist so true you can see through this phony Hollywood script as well as me , uk prueblood granny he forgot to say they killed his pet hamster

[@ljmolly4029]

The American Dream right??? Why don't you work a little harder? Pull yourself up by your bootstraps. It's all about individual effort, right? Jealousy of others is just distracting you from realizing your potential.

[@Mr.FatsArafats]

Who cares

[@eileenspamer]

story teller 9yrs pull the other one

[@janniscarone4337]

Είδες τι ωραία που συγχρόνισαν την έκρηξη λόγω αλυσιδωτής αντίδρασης στο εργοστάσιο χημικών στο Queens NY με τα νέα χρώματα κωδικούς επί χάρτου? Ταυτόχρονα φτιάχνουν χρονισμούς για επόμενη επίθεση τρομοκρατίας.

[@janniscarone4337]

Ο σφετερισμός ΔΕΝ είναι επάγγελμα αλλά ΈΓΚΛΗΜΑ ΠΟΛΈΜΟΥ.

[@janniscarone4337]

Εξήγησα φωνητικά πως η ανάληψη ευθύνης για την έκρηξη χημικών λόγω αλυσιδωτής αντίδρασης στο Queens NY πέρασε μπροστά στα μάτια σου στο μποτ και ταυτόχρονα φτιάχνουν χρονισμούς για επόμενη επίθεση τρομοκρατίας.

[@janniscarone4337]

Κατάλαβες τώρα τι επέφερε το τριγωνάκι που σχημάτισαν οι ταγματασφαλίτες σε μαγαζί στο σημείο όπου εμφάνισαν και το μπλουζάκι "big worm in Big Apple"?

[@janniscarone4337]

Βλέπει τώρα το τριγωνάκι που έστησαν οι οικοδόμοι πως συνδέεται με την οθόνη μου και χτύπησε ΝΥ? Καταλαβαίνεις τώρα πως πρέπει να αποζημιωθώ ΤΏΡΑ γιατί είναι εγκληματικό να κάνεις έρευνες σε αυτές τις συνθήκες?

[@catmandont100]

So why isnt el salvador a nice place....? Never mind, I remember......socialism & communism.

[@fuzzofrizzbeebot2775]

Neo NASA and the oath of office, these public trust administers do bring us vanishingly close, to the dark overlords,🧛🏻‍♂️🧛🏼🧛🏻‍♀️🕷️🕸️🕸️🕸️🕸️ behind the scenes, to close for comfort💀💀💀💀💀💀💀.

[@marceechristensen2533]

💙💙☠️💙💙

[@hanac5751]

Propaganda.

[@marymcguire603]

Thanks for a deeper dive into prism views of the essence of humanity itself.🦞🦞