American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1983) Winner
Evangelina Vigil-Piñón
エヴァンジェリナ・ヴィジル＝ピニョン
Evangelina Vigil-Piñón
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1949-11-29 （San Antonio, Texas, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- San Antonio, Texas (birthplace) → Houston, Texas (professional residence)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, children's book author, novelist, director, translator, television personality, adjunct lecturer
- Active Years
- 1978-
- Affiliations
- Assistant editor, Americas Review, Adjunct lecturer, University of Houston, ABC-KTRK TV Channel 13 (television journalist/community affairs)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Houston | — | — | — | — | United States |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | — | — | — | — | United States |
Prairie View A&M University
Country:
United States
Entered on a scholarship for business administration
University of Houston
Country:
United States
Listed as having graduated (citation needed in sources)
St. Mary's University (Texas)
Country:
United States
Studied there (details unspecified)
University of Texas at San Antonio
Country:
United States
Studied there (details unspecified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | American Book Award | — | — | — | winner |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellow | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | Fellow |
American Book Award
1983
Result:
winner
National Endowment for the Arts Fellow
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
Fellow
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nade y Nade
1978 PoetryA collection of poems addressing Chicana experience, family and cultural memory.
Chicana identityfamilymemory
Thirty an' Seen a Lot
1982 Poetry/ProseA collection containing short poems and prose that recount community and personal experiences.
communitymemoryimmigrant experience
The Computer is Down
1987 FictionA set of short fictional pieces that weave in aspects of technology and contemporary life.
contemporary lifetechnologycommunity
Marina's Muumuu / El muumuu de Marina
2001 Children's book (picture book)A bilingual picture book illustrated for children that depicts culture and clothing from a child's perspective.
children's literatureculturebilingualism
Woman of Her Word: Hispanic Women Write (editor)
1987 Anthology (editor)An edited anthology collecting works by Hispanic women writers.
womenHispanic literatureanthology
Bibliography
- Nade y Nade (1978)
- Thirty an' Seen a Lot (1982)
- The Computer is Down (1987)
- Woman of Her Word: Hispanic Women Write (ed., 1987)
- Decade II: an anniversary anthology (co-editor, 1993)
- Marina's Muumuu / El muumuu de Marina (2001)
- Translator: Tomás Rivera, Y no se lo tragó la tierra / And the Earth Did Not Devour Him (1995)
- Translator: Tito Campos, Muffler man (2001)
Translations of Works
- Y no se lo tragó la tierra / And the Earth Did Not Devour Him (Tomás Rivera; translated by Evangelina Vigil-Piñón)
- Muffler man (Tito Campos; translated by Evangelina Vigil-Piñón)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- colloquial and approachable voicerooted in Chicana poetic traditionscommunity-centered perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- familymemorymigration/bordersbilingualism
Legacy
Evangelina Vigil-Piñón is an important figure in Chicana and Hispanic American literature as a writer, editor and translator; her work in children's literature and community-focused television journalism has also had regional impact.
Trivia
- Born in San Antonio, Texas; maternal family emigrated from Parras, Mexico.
- Attended Inman Christian Center from sixth grade and developed an early interest in literature.
- Served as assistant editor of Americas Review.
- Has taught Mexican American and U.S. Hispanic literature as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Houston.
- Worked as a television journalist involved in community affairs for ABC-KTRK in Houston.