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born in El Paso, Texas
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Writer, educator, administrator, lecturer, and activist at El Paso Independent School District
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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A Birthday Basket for Tia
She had said in interviews how difficult it was for a Latino author to get published. -
Helped to promote El día de los niños/El día de los libros, during National Poetry Month, to celebrate children and reading bilingual books.
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helped to establish this award amongst the National Association to Promote Library Service to the Spanish-Speaking and Latinos.
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State University of New York in Buffalo
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North Carolina State University
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Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), American Library Association, Santa Barbara, CA,
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Texas Institute of Letters in El Paso
