American Orphan by Jimmy Santiago Baca

Jimmy Santiago Baca is an award-winning poet, writer, and educator. He is the author of eighteen books, including A Place to Stand, Healing Earthquakes, and A Glass of Water. His latest titles are When I Walk Through that Door, I Am and An Immigrant Mother's Quest. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors such as the American Book Award for Martin & Meditations on the South Valley and The International Prize for his memoir, A Place to Stand. This memoir was made into a documentary film that aired nationally on PBS in 2018. His book Healing Earthquakes was an honoree of Phi Beta Kappa Society and won a Pushcart Prize. Baca is the writer and executive producer of Blood In/Blood Out, a Hollywood Pictures feature that has a cult-status following of millions globally. Baca has been recognized for his community and educational outreach with a Humanitarian Award from the City of Albuquerque and the Cornelius P. Turner Award, honoring GED graduates who have made outstanding contributions in areas such as education, justice, and social welfare. The University of New Mexico awarded him an honorary PhD for his work teaching thousands of adults and kids to read and write. While Baca continues to write, he facilitates writing workshops, and visits prisons, Youth Offender Facilities, and alternative schools for At-Risk Youth. He also oversees his non-profit Cedar Tree, Inc., which assists communities through its bookmobile that delivers free books to reservation, barrio, and inner-city schools, and sends interns to aid teachers in rural communities lacking resources.

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ISBN 13	9781558859128
ISBN 10	1558859128
Titel	American Orphan
Autor	Jimmy Santiago Baca
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Arte Publico Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2021-03-31
Seitenanzahl	336
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.