The Global Citizenship Project and the Students 4 Global Citizenship (S4GC) club are excited to announce Brookdale’s 2027 Global Read selection, Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora.

Solito tells the story of a nine-year-old child traveling alone from El Salvador to the United States to reunite with his family. Through themes of migration, family, resilience, identity, belonging, and hope, the memoir offers meaningful opportunities for discussion across many disciplines and resonates with a wide range of student experiences.

Students 4 Global Citizenship (S4GC) strive to raise awareness of global issues and diversity at Brookdale and beyond. The club seeks to effect change locally and globally by partnering with relevant organizations and empowering people to address inequities and promote human rights. In support of that mission, S4GC is hosting the Kick-Off event for Brookdale’s 2027 Global Read and invites the entire BCC campus community to participate.

We invite faculty, staff, and students to join us for the Global Read Kick-Off Event:

Global Read Kick-Off: Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora

Date: December 3, 2026
Location: Center for Visual Arts Gallery, 11:30 AM to 1:15 PM
Hosted by: Students 4 Global Citizenship (S4GC)
Experience the Global Read Kick-Off
Traditional Salvadoran Food and Refreshments. Connection Through Storytelling.

Discover Shared Humanity.

Join us as we begin Brookdale’s 2027 Global Read journey. Participants will be introduced to Solito, learn about the culture and history of El Salvador, and engage with themes of migration, family, resilience, identity, belonging, and hope. Through storytelling and dialogue, we will explore the experiences that connect us across cultures and communities while beginning a campus-wide conversation about global citizenship.

We believe this memoir will resonate with many of your students and can be meaningfully incorporated into courses across numerous disciplines. Faculty interested in participating are encouraged to adopt the book in their courses and engage students in discussions related to its themes.

To encourage participation, we have 50 complimentary copies available through a generous donation from the Center for Transformative Learning.

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to pick up a copy at the following locations:
International Education Center (MAC 114) international@brookdalecc.edu
Nursing Skills Lab (MAS 136) gcassidy@brookdalecc.edu

For additional information and resources, students may self-enroll in the S4GC Canvas course:
https://brookdalecc.instructure.com/enroll/WXDHXM

Questions may be directed to the International Education Center at international@brookdalecc.edu and Georgia Cassidy, gcassidy@brookdalecc.edu