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SPANISH: Francisco Jiménez nace in 1943 en San Pedro, Tlaquepaque, México. Llega a los Estados Unidos con sus padres en 1947, como una de las tantas familias de inmigrantes que vienen a vivir en este país. Su padre trabajó en los campos agrícolas y su madre en una fábrica de conservas; muchos de los recuerdos de esos años forman una gran parte de los cuentos que escribe Francisco Jiménez en español. El autor comenta que através de su literatura y su trabajo de investigación, propone crear un espacio para el entendimiento cultural y humano, principalmente entre la gente de los Estados Unidos y México. Jiménez es completamente bilingüe y bicultural.
Francisco Jiménez obtuvo el doctorado en la Universidad de Columbia y en la actualidad trabaja como profesor de lengua y literatura española en la Universidad de Santa Clara, California.
ENGLISH: 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. He has held various administrative positions at Santa Clara University, including Director of the Division of Arts and Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences (1981-1990), Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (1990-1994), Char, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures (1997-2000) and Director of Ethnic Studies (2001-2005). 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 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 100 textbooks and anthologies of literature.
Francisco Jiménez obtuvo el doctorado en la Universidad de Columbia y en la actualidad trabaja como profesor de lengua y literatura española en la Universidad de Santa Clara, California.
ENGLISH: 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. He has held various administrative positions at Santa Clara University, including Director of the Division of Arts and Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences (1981-1990), Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (1990-1994), Char, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures (1997-2000) and Director of Ethnic Studies (2001-2005). 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 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 100 textbooks and anthologies of literature.
