Alberto Ríos
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Alberto Ríos is a prominent Chicano poet and writer whose work explores Mexican American identity, culture, and the U.S.–Mexico borderlands.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alberto Ríos canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chicano writer
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person ⓘ poet ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree | MFA in creative writing ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedAs | Arizona Poet Laureate in 2013 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Arizona Governor’s Arts Award
NERFINISHED
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National Book Award finalist ⓘ Walt Whitman Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Western States Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1952-09-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Nogales, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Arizona State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Mexican American ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentity | Chicano ⓘ |
| familyName | Ríos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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poetry ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| givenName | Alberto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Chicano literature
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poetry exploring Mexican American identity ⓘ writing about U.S.–Mexico borderlands ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Chicano literature ⓘ |
| name | Alberto Álvaro Ríos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Small Story About the Sky
NERFINISHED
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Capirotada: A Nogales Memoir NERFINISHED ⓘ The Smallest Muscle in the Human Body NERFINISHED ⓘ The Theater of Night NERFINISHED ⓘ Whispering to Fool the Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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university professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| position |
Arizona Poet Laureate
NERFINISHED
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Katharine C. Turner Endowed Chair in English NERFINISHED ⓘ Regents Professor at Arizona State University ⓘ |
| residence | Arizona, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Mexican American identity
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U.S.–Mexico borderlands ⓘ bilingual and bicultural experience ⓘ family and memory ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Arizona State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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