Francisco Jiménez

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gptkbp:instanceOf Author
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Santa_Clara_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Library_Association
gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Cruz
gptkb:California_State_University,_Monterey_Bay
gptkb:Society_of_Children's_Book_Writers_and_Illustrators
National Book Festival
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Américas_Award_for_Children's_and_Young_Adult_Literature
Pura Belpré Author Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1943-12-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Guadalajara,_Jalisco,_Mexico
gptkbp:children Three children
gptkbp:contribution Cultural representation in literature
gptkbp:field Education
Literature
gptkbp:genre Memoir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Francisco Jiménez
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Francisco_Jim%C3%A9nez_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Francisco_Jim%C3%A9nez_%28cropped%29.jpg
gptkbp:influenced Children's literature
Cultural heritage preservation
Cultural studies
Literary criticism
Education policy
Young adult literature
Community engagement initiatives
Diversity in publishing
Language preservation efforts
Social justice movements
Memoir writing
Cultural identity discussions
Immigrant narratives
Literary education programs
Latino_literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Steinbeck
gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez
gptkbp:involvedIn Education advocacy
Literary events
gptkbp:knownFor Autobiographical works
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:nationality American
Mexican-American
gptkbp:notableWork The Circuit
Breaking Through
Reaching Out
gptkbp:occupation Writer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:California
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Jiménez
gptkbp:website http://www.franciscojimenez.com