Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the following institutions and people that helped this project to come to fruition:

To KPU, for its leadership and support in open education projects. In particular, we want to thank the open education office and the early mentorship of Rajiv Jhangiani.

To the Teaching and Learning team and the KPU Library for its educational mentorship from the Pressbooks team. We are especially grateful for all the support and technical guidance from Amanda Grey and Paula Cortés Díaz.

To the educational leave committee whose members awarded Constanza Rojas-Primus a sabbatical year for the production of this book.

To the research office that financed Cheyenne Pokeda’s cover page illustration for this Pressbooks. Our gratitude goes to Cheyenne Pokeda for her wonderful artwork.

To our Department of Language and Cultures. We especially want to thank the Spanish division and the collaboration and contribution offered by our colleague Cristina Ugalde.

To our students, for inspiring us to create an open education resource that supports their needs within our programs at KPU.

To our families, for their patience, love and support.

Finally, we are very grateful for our collaboration. It has been wonderful to work together and share a common vision to support our students. We are grateful for our collegiality and hope to cultivate it for many years to come.