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Jiménez, Francisco was born on June 29, 1943 in San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Mexico. Son of Francisco and Maria (Hernandez) Gonzalez Jiménez. came to the United States, 1947.
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Francisco Jiménez emigrated from Tlaquepaque, Mexico, to California, where he worked for many years in the fields with his family. He received both his master’s degree and his Ph.D. from Columbia University and is now chairman of the Modern Languages and Literature Department at Santa Clara University, the setting of much of Reaching Out. He is the award-winning author of The Circuit, Breaking Through, La Mariposa, and his newest novel, Reaching Out. He lives in Santa Clara, California, with his family.
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In this fourth book in his award-winning memoir series, Francisco Jimenez leaves everything behind in California—a loving family, a devoted girlfriend, and the culture that shaped him—to attend Columbia University in New York City. With few true accounts of the Latino experience in America, Francisco Jimenez’s work comes alive with telling details about the warmth and resiliency of family and the quest for identity against seemingly impossible odds. "Many students have commented that your books give them hope and courage and, thanks to you, many are seriously thinking about college for the first time in their lives" --John Padula, teacher, Boston Public Schools
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From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Francisco Jiménez describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education. During his college years, the very family solidarity that allowed Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family behind when he goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, his father abandons the family and returns to Mexico. This is the story of how Francisco coped with poverty, with his guilt over leaving his family financially strapped, with his self-doubt about succeeding academically, and with separation. Once again his telling is honest, true, and inspiring.
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After dark in a Mexican border town, a father holds open a hole in a wire fence as his wife and two small boys crawl through. So begins life in the United States for many people every day. And so begins this collection of twelve autobiographical stories by Santa Clara University professor Francisco Jim�nez, who at the age of four illegally crossed the border with his family in 1947. "The Circuit," the story of young Panchito and his trumpet, is one of the most widely anthologized stories in Chicano literature. At long last, Jim�nez offers more about the wise, sensitive little boy who has grown into a role model for subsequent generations of immigrants. These independent but intertwined stories follow the family through their circuit, from picking cotton and strawberries to topping carrots--and back agai--over a number of years. As it moves from one labor camp to the next, the little family of four grows into ten. Impermanence and poverty define their lives. But with faith, hope, and back-breaking work, the family endures. "A jewel of a book"--Rolando Hinojosa-Smith "These stories are so realistic they choke the heart."--Rudolfo Anaya
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At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jiménez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra. Forced to leave their home in California, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. In the months and years that follow during the late 1950s-early 1960s, Francisco, his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sister not only struggle to keep their family together, but also face crushing poverty, long hours of labor, and blatant prejudice. How they sustain their hope, their good-heartedness, and tenacity is revealed in this moving, Pura Belpré Honor-winning sequel to The Circuit. Without bitterness or sentimentality, Francisco Jiménez finishes telling the story of his youth.
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From the perspective of the young adult he once was, Francisco Jimenez describes the challenges he faces when continuing his education. During his college years, the very family solidarity that allows Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family when his goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, his father abandons the family and returns to Mexico. This is the story of how Francisco copes with poverty, with his guilt over leaving his family financially strapped, with his self-doubt about succeeding academically, and with separation. Once again, his telling is honest and true—and inspiring.
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Jiménez, Francisco was born on June 29, 1943 in San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Mexico. Son of Francisco and Maria (Hernandez) Gonzalez Jiménez. came to the United States, 1947.
Bachelor, Santa Clara (California) U., 1966; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1973; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1989.
Preceptor, Columbia University, New York City, 1969-1970;
associate of Spanish, Columbia University, New York City, 1971-1972;
assistant professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1972-1973;
assistant professor, Santa Clara U., 1973-1977;
associate professor, Santa Clara U., 1977-1981;
professor, San Filippo University, since 1981;
instructor center for continuing education, Santa Clara U., Mexico City, 1975-1977;
associate vice president for academic affairs, Santa Clara U., 1990-1994. Visiting professor U. Mexico, 1987, visiting scholar U. Cincinnati/National Endowment for Humanities Institute on MexicanLegends, Pueblo, Mexico, summers 1995, 96. Member Accrediting Common for Senior Colleges Universities, since 1989.
Board directors Western Association of Schools andColls. Accrediting Commission.
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Chairman California Commision on Teacher Credentialing, 1976-1986. Vice chair California Council for Humanities, 1987-1992. Board directors Far West Laboratory Ednl.
Research and Development, 1988-1991, elected chair, since 1991. Board directors Western Association Schools and Colls. Accrediting Commission, 1992-1995.
Member accrediting commission Senior Colls. andUnivs., 1989-1995. Board of trustees Mitty H.S., San Jose, California, since 1993. Member American Association for Higher Education, Modern Language Association, National Chicano Council Higher Education, Association California Teachers Foreign Langs., Pacific Coast Council Latin American Studies, American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese, National Association Chicano Studies, Western Association Schools and Colls.
(board directors since 1992).
Married Laura Catherine Facchini, August 17, 1968. Children: Francisco Andres, Miguel Antonio, Tomas Roberto.
