About the Author

Nati del Paso is a writer, counselor, and student of Indigenous Psychology and Shamanism. She was raised in Mexico by a Mexican mother and an American father.

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Del Paso moved to Reno, Nevada in 2001 where she studied creative writing and managed the community college’s continuing education writing program and their annual writer’s conference.

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She was a counselor in the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity at the University of Washington in Seattle and now is faculty at Portland Community College in Race, Indigenous Nations and Gender Studies. 

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Del Paso weaves psychology and magic realism into suspenseful tales surrounding the immigrant experience, women, environmental, race, and cultural identity issues. 

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She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband Vito de la Cruz and her three dogs, Canela, Luna and Yoali. 

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