Listen to the shocking, heart-wrenching story of Antonio Salazar-Hobson who was the eleventh of fourteen migrant farmworker children born in Phoenix, Arizona.  At age four, he was kidnapped by a childless, middle-aged white couple and was trafficked until the age of ten.

 As a teenager, Antonio met Cesar Chavez and was taken under his wing, a miracle which helped define his life. Antonio worked with Cesar over the next two decades. Antonio got a masters from Stanford in Latin American Studies as a Danforth Fellow, and then went on to graduate law school from UC Davis Law School, and became a labor lawyer, working with the United Farmworkers and large international unions for the past thirty years. 

He is the author of the memoir, Antonio, We Know You.

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I’m a Jordanian-American author and communications professional based in Washington, DC. I run my own digital media agency, Suburban Media Group, where I advise clients on the best digital media practices for their brand. I have over twenty years of experience working as a journalist, writer, and social media manager.

I’m a regular contributor to a number of publications inside and outside the United States. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Nature Magazine, Elle Magazine, The Post, Esquire magazine, and Aljazeera, among others.

I have appeared on several TV programs, including Larry King Live, PBS’s Foreign Exchange, Paula Zahn show, CBS’s Morning Show, Scarborough Country, BBC’s Up all night, among others.

I host the podcast, Read and Write with Natasha, where I chat with authors, publishers, and book marketers around the world.

I’m the author of the speculative literary novel They Called Me Wyatt. My short stories have appeared in Geometry, The Timerbline Review, The Markez Review, and Fjords. Here is a link to some of my published work. For media inquiries, speaking engagements, and other questions, send an Email to: [email protected]