American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2001) Winner
Diana Garcia
ダイアナ・ガルシア
Diana Garcia
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950-08-03 （San Joaquin County, California, United States (California Packing Company Camp #15)）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- San Joaquin County, California (raised in a farm labor camp) → San Diego, California (education: San Diego State University) → Monterey, California (works at California State University, Monterey Bay)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor, Writer
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Central Connecticut State University (visiting professor → later full-time faculty), California State University, Monterey Bay (faculty)
- Influenced By
- Chicano literary movement
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merced High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Fresno State College (attended one year) | — | — | — | — | United States |
| San Diego State University | Creative Writing (MFA) | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Merced High School
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
High school graduate
Fresno State College (attended one year)
Country:
United States
Attended for one year, left to work and care for her son
San Diego State University
Creative Writing (MFA)
/ Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Earned an MFA in Creative Writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | American Book Award | When Living Was a Labor Camp | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
American Book Award
2001
Work:
When Living Was a Labor Camp
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
When Living Was a Labor Camp
2000 PoetryA poetry collection addressing experiences of farm labor, immigrant life, and family memory; personal recollections are used to portray workplace and social injustices.
farm laborimmigrant experiencefamily memory
Valley Language
2007 PoetryA collection rooted in the language and lived experience of California's Central Valley, exploring region, identity, and the power of language.
regionalismlanguage and identitylabor and livelihood
Bibliography
- When Living Was a Labor Camp. University of Arizona Press, 2000.
- Valley Language. 2007.
- Poem "Cotton Rows, Cotton Blankets" in Under the Fifth Sun: Latino Literature from California. Heyday Books, 2002.
- Included in Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature. Pearson/Longman, 2006.
- Included in Pieces of the Heart: New Chicano Fiction. Chronicle Books, 1993.
- Co-editor: Fire and Ink: An Anthology of Social Action Writing. University of Arizona Press, 2009.
- Included in Touching the Fire: Fifteen Poets of Today's Latino Renaissance. Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1998.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- conversational and direct voicereflective and testimonial style
- Recurring Motifs
- farms and laborimmigration and bordersfamily ties
Legacy
Diana Garcia is known for poetry that depicts farm labor experiences and Latino immigrant life; she is regarded as an important voice in U.S. Latino literature and has contributed as an educator mentoring younger writers.
Archives
- Library of Congress (poetry reading recording, 2015)
Trivia
- Born in 1950 in a farm labor camp in California.
- Oldest of three children.
- Graduated from Merced High School in 1968.
- Attended Fresno State College for one year before leaving to work and care for her son.
- Earned an MFA in Creative Writing from San Diego State University.
- Received the American Book Award in 2001.
- Teaches creative writing at California State University, Monterey Bay.