Mrs. Theisen was born and raised in Uvalde, Texas. At around the age of 13, she dropped out of school halfway into the 7th grade. She is an ex-migrant worker who always felt the need to write, but ...view moreMrs. Theisen was born and raised in Uvalde, Texas. At around the age of 13, she dropped out of school halfway into the 7th grade. She is an ex-migrant worker who always felt the need to write, but her lack of a formal education held her back. After the age of 40, she began submitting essays about her life to her local bi-lingual newspaper, La Voz de Uvalde, where she was. encouraged to continue submitting stories."Tejana Yo" was originally self-published locally under the title, "Voices in my Head." Mrs. Theisen has won several awards for poetry in n various creative writing contests, and a few have been added to this e-book..Mrs. Theisen is married, has 4 children, 5 grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.view less