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Friday, September 21, 2012
“Writer, Richard Rodriguez"
Richard Rodriguez was born in 1944 into a Mexican immigrant family in San Francisco, California. He spoke little English as he entered first grade. But after the nuns at his school encouraged his parents to speak only English at home, he started making great strides. Ultimately he earned a degree in English at Stanford, one in philosophy at Columbia, and a Ph.D. in Renaissance Literature at the University of California.
Rodriguez gained fame with his 1982 book, Hunger of Memory: Education of Richard Rodriguez, a narrative about his intellectual development. He came out in his 1992 book of essays, titled, Days of Obligation.
Rodriguez has worked as teacher, international journalist and educational consultant, and has appeared on the PBS show, NewsHour. In 1997 he received a George Foster Peabody Award for his NewHour essays on American life.
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