Sandy Kaser, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Francisco Jimenez’s homepage:
This site has some general biographical information, a list of all his publications, his educational and professional background, study guides specifically helpful for students and educators in reading his books and information on the best way to contact Professor Jiménez at Santa Clara University.
www.scu.edu/cas/modernlanguages/facultystaff/jimenezhomepage.cfm
Also included on his homepage are links to the following publications that I found especially interesting and helpful:
Persevering With Hope: Francisco Jiménez
Deanna Day
Language Arts; Jan 2006; 83, 3; Research Library
pg. 266
“Challenges Give Meaning to Our Lives:” Francisco Jiménez and Social Justice
Susan Carlile
Published in The Alan Review, Vol. 32, No. 1, Fall 2004, pp. 41-49
An interview entitled “Francisco Jimenez” was conducted by Chris Liska Carger and was printed in Book Links, December 2001/January 2002, pp. 14-19.
Grapes of Wrath
by Kathryn Bold
Published in Santa Clara Magazine, vol. 38, no. 2 (spring 1996); Photo by Charles Barr
My students found these sites helpful as well:
www.scholastic.com
www.youtube.com – This website has numerous videos of Dr. Jimenez and also has videos related to migrant farm workers in America.
