MARGARITA DRAGO is originally from Argentina, and has been living in the United States since 1980. As an ex-political prisoner she has represented Argentina in congresses in the United States, Mexico, Peru, and France. She has published articles in newspapers and literary, educational, and human rights magazines. Ms. Drago has taught at the preschool, elementary, secondary and adult levels, and is currently a professor of Spanish Language and Literature and of Bilingual Education at York College, City University of New York, where she has worked since 1995. She is currently vice president of the Latino Artists Round Table, a nonprofit cultural organization that was founded in 1999. Ms. Drago has been an active participant in organizing congresses, conferences, and LART literary evenings, and has represented LART by holding lectures, presentations, and conferences at universities and cultural centers. Excerpts from Memory Tracks: Fragments from Prison (1975-1980) have appeared in anthologies and literary magazines.