Going Back to Mexico

Going Back to Mexico follows a young boy packing his suitcase for the journey to the country his family calls home. Through photographs, memories, and the landscapes he imagines along the way, he discovers that belonging is something he carries with him rather than something he leaves behind.

Written by Dr. Daniel B. Martinez, the story gives parents, teachers, and clinicians a gentle way to talk with children about migration, culture, language, and family separation — the same cultural domain that sits at the center of The New Medical Model.

Read it aloud with young children, or use it in classrooms and counseling sessions as a starting point for conversations about identity and home.