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Francisco Jiménez
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Welcome to the website for Professor Francisco Jiménez. Here, you can find some general biographical information, a list of all his publications, the transcript of an interview conducted back in 2002, his educational and professional background, selected book reviews for two of his recent books, study guides specifically helpful for students and educators in reading his books, Breaking Through and The Circuit, and information on the best way to contact Professor Jiménez at Santa Clara University.
Francisco Jiménez emigrated with his family to California from Tlaquepaque, Mexico, and as a child he worked in the fields of California. He is currently the Fay Boyle Professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, and served as Director of the Ethnic Studies Department at Santa Clara University from 2000 to 2005. Having received his B.A. from SCU and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Latin American literature from Columbia University under a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, he has served on various professional boar
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Francisco Jiménez (writer)
American writer (born 1943)
Francisco Jiménez | |
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Jiménez in 2018 | |
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| Born | June 29, 1943 Tlaquepaque, Mexico |
| Education | Santa Clara University (BA); Columbia University (PhD) |
| Alma mater | Santa Clara University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and academic |
| Spouse | Laura Jiménez |
| Children | Francisco "Pancho" Jiménez, Miguel Jiménez, Tomás Jiménez |
Francisco Jiménez (born June 29, 1943) is a Mexican-American writer and professor at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California.[1]
Personal life
Francisco Jiménez was born in 1943 in Tlaquepaque, Mexico, as the second oldest of eight children.[2][3][4][5][6] Up until he was four years old, he lived in a town in the state of Jalisco, Mexico called El Rancho Blanco.[7] His family then immigrated to California to work as migrant farm workers.[3][7] When he was six years old, he started working in the fields with his family.[7&# Francisco Jiménez immigrated with his family to California from Tlaquepaque, Mexico, and as a child he worked in the fields of California. He is currently the Fay Boyle Professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, and director of the Ethnic Studies Program at Santa Clara University. Having received his B.A. from SCU and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Latin American literature from Columbia University under a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, he has served on various professional boards and commissions, including the California Council for the Humanities, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (WASC), the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Santa Clara University Board of Trustees and the Far West Lab for Educational Research and Development. He has published and edited several books on Mexican and Mexican American literature, and his stories have been published in over 50 textbooks and anthologies of literature. He was selected the 2002 U.S. Professor of the Year by CASE and Carneg
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