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Francisco Jiménez (writer)
American writer (born 1943)
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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]