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Where does Francisco Jimenez live now?
Jimenez is a writer of both fiction and non-fiction. Currently he resides in Santa Clara, California, and is a Professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Santa Clara University.
Is cajas de carton a real story?
In 1997, Jiménez published his first autobiographical short novel, The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child (Cajas de Carton in the Spanish version). This book documents his early life, from crossing the border as a child to attending elementary school and working in the fields.
Is Francisco Jimenez an immigrant?
Short Biography Francisco Jiménez immigrated 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, and director of the Ethnic Studies Program at Santa Clara University.
What did Francisco Jimenez do as a kid?
Francisco Jiménez immigrated 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, and director of the Ethnic Studies Program at Santa Clara University.
How old is Francisco Jimenez?
About 78 years (1943)
Francisco Jiménez/Age
Francisco Jiménez (born June 29, 1943 in Tlaquepaque, Mexico) is a Mexican-American writer and professor at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California.
Who wrote cajas de carton?
Francisco Jiménez
The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child/Authors
In 1997, Jiménez published his first autobiographical short novel, The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child (Cajas de Carton in the Spanish version). This book documents his early life, from crossing the border as a child to attending elementary school and working in the fields.
What job did Francisco Jimenez have as a child?
Short Biography Francisco Jiménez immigrated with his family to California from Tlaquepaque, Mexico, and as a child he worked in the fields of California.
Who is Panchito in the circuit by Francisco Jimenez?
Panchito, a young migrant farm worker in Francisco Jiménez’s story “The Circuit” has to move often. Migrant worker families can never live too long in one place. They must go wherever the work is. They find jobs picking fruit, harvesting crops, or doing manual labor.
Where did the circuit by Francisco Jimenez originate?
I originally wrote “The Circuit” in Spanish, and then translated it into English and gave it the title “The Circuit.” It received the first prize for the best short story published in the Arizona Quarterly . The story became fairly well known and reprinted in many textbooks of English literature.
Can a young adult read the circuit by Francisco Jimenez?
Yes, I believe The Circuit as well as Breaking Through are being read by young adults as well as by children. I suppose that Breaking Through would appeal more to young adults because the narrator (myself) is a young adult experiencing the things that I describe in the book.
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