A Place to Anchor: Journalism, Cancer, and Rewriting Mi Vida as a Latina on the Border
Estela CasasEstela Casas is a true daughter of the city of El Paso. In times of tragedy, nightly news viewers knew who to turn to for comfort. When Estela faced her own setback while dealing with a daunting diagnosis of bilateral breast cancer, it was time to turn the tables. Throughout her trials, Estela led strangers on a public and intimate journey, turning her cancer diagnosis into a triumph while she found herself a place to anchor.
A Place to Anchor brings the woman behind the television set into focus. From Estela’s dream of being a bilingual singer, to an unexpected yet successful career in broadcast journalism, she twines the memories of her life into a must-read autobiography. As reporter and anchor, she covered provoking stories in her underserved community and reported on two papal visits. She was the only Borderland journalist invited by former president Barack Obama to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership and its effects on la frontera. Despite her journalism accolades, it was only Estela’s ability to connect with her viewers that gave her the courage to share the details of her journey with bilateral breast and thyroid cancer. A Place to Anchor is real and raw throughout Estella’s transformation into the woman God intended her to be.
ISBN: 978-1-63755-342-8
$20.95
