Evangelina Vigil-Piñón
American poet
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Evangelina Vigil-Piñón (born November 29, 1949) is a Chicana poet, children's book author, director,[1] translator, and television personality.
Evangelina Vigil-Piñón | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1949 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupations | poet, novelist, director, translator |
| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Romance fiction |
Life
Her mother's family emigrated to Texas in the early 1900s from Parras, Mexico. As a child, Vigil-Piñón lived with her maternal grandmother.[1] Her interest in literature started when she was a little girl. As a sixth grader, her principal sent her to the Inman Christian Center, a private art school in San Antonio, where she was in attendance with people in their twenties.[1] Vigil-Piñón earned a scholarship for business administration and started school at Prairie View A&M University. She graduated from the University of Houston.[citation needed] [2] She studied at St. Mary's University, and the University of Texas at San Antonio. She was the assistant editor of Americas Review.[2] She teaches Mexican American and U.S. Hispanic literature as an adjunct lecturer[3] at the University of Houston.[4] She is currently a television journalist extensively involved in community affairs with ABC-KTRK TV Channel 13 in Houston, Texas.[5] Married Mark Anthony Piñón[6] in 1983; they had a son, Marc-Antony Piñón,[7] in 1984.[8]
Awards
- 1983 American Book Award
- National Endowment for the Arts Fellow
Works
- Nade y Nade, M&A Editions, 1978
- Thirty an' Seen a Lot. Arte Público Press. 1982. ISBN 978-0-934770-13-2.
- The Computer is Down. Arte Publico Press. 1987. ISBN 978-0-934770-32-3.
- Marina's Muumuu / El muumuu de Marina. Illustrator Pablo Torrecilla. Arte Público Press. 2001. ISBN 978-1-55885-350-8.
Editor
- Evangelina Vigil-Piñón, ed. (1987). Woman of Her Word: Hispanic Woman Write. Arte Público Press. ISBN 978-0-934770-27-9.
- Julián Olivares; Evangelina Vigil-Piñón, eds. (1993). Decade II: an anniversary anthology. Arte Publico Press. ISBN 978-1-55885-062-0.
Translator
- Tomás Rivera (1995). Y no se lo tragó la tierra / And the Earth Did Not Devour Him. Arte Público Press. ISBN 978-1-55885-083-5.
- Tito Campos (2001). Muffler man. Translator Evangelina Vigil-Piñón, Illustrator Lamberto Alvarez. Arte Publico Press. ISBN 978-1-55885-318-8.
Anthologies
- Roberta Fernández, ed. (1994). In other words: literature by Latinas of the United States. Arte Publico Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-55885-110-8.
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