Tomás Rivera
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Tomás Rivera was a pioneering Chicano writer, educator, and university administrator whose work, including the landmark novel "...y no se lo tragó la tierra," profoundly shaped Mexican American literature and cultural identity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tomás Rivera canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chicano writer
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Mexican American writer ⓘ educator ⓘ person ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| activeYears | 1960s–1984 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1935-12-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Crystal City, Texas
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United States of America ⓘ
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United States
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| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1984-05-16 ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Southwest Texas State University
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University of Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Riverside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Chicano
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Mexican American ⓘ |
| familyName | Rivera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chicano literature
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Mexican American literature ⓘ education ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
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short story ⓘ |
| givenName | Tomás NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAward | Quinto Sol Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chicano literature
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Mexican American cultural identity ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| memorial |
Tomás Rivera Library at the University of California, Riverside
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Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Chicano Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Tomás Rivera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
...y no se lo tragó la tierra
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And the Earth Did Not Devour Him NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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professor ⓘ university administrator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the University of California, Riverside
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first Mexican American chancellor in the University of California system ⓘ |
| workFocus |
Chicano identity
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Mexican American migrant worker experience ⓘ labor and migration ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
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