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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
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gptkbp:active_years
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1970s-present
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Pura_Belpré_Award
The Hispanic Heritage Award
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gptkbp:birth_date
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March 27, 1950
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:contribution
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Advocating for immigrant rights
Encouraging bilingual education
Promoting Latinx literature
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Syracuse_University
gptkb:Middlebury_College
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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Dominican-American
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" I write to understand myself."
" I am a storyteller."
" Words are my tools."
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Fiction
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gptkbp:has_written
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Children's books
Memoirs
Short stories
Essays
Poetry collections
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Julia Alvarez
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Toni_Morrison
gptkb:Sandra_Cisneros
gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:feminism
Caribbean culture
Immigrant experience
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gptkbp:involved_in
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Education advocacy
Cultural representation
Literary activism
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gptkbp:known_for
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Exploring themes of identity
Exploring themes of family
Exploring themes of culture
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:In_the_Time_of_the_Butterflies
Before We Were Free
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:essayist
gptkb:poet
gptkb:Novelist
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Vermont
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gptkbp:spouse
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Bill Eichner
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gptkbp:website
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juliaalvarez.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Edward_Albee
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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