Francisco
Jiménez emigrated from Tlaquepaque, Mexico, to California, where he worked for
many years in the fields with his family. He received both his master’s degree
and his PhD from Columbia University and is now chairman of the Modern
Languages and Literature Department at Santa Clara University. He is the
award-winning author of The Circuit, Breaking Through, La Mariposa, and others. He lives in Santa Clara, California, with
his family. |