Gregory Orfalea
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August 9, 1949
Gregory Orfalea | |
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| Born | Gregory Orfalea August 9, 1949 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Genre | Poetry, short story, biography |
| Notable works | "Journey to the Sun: Junipero Serra's Dream and the Founding of California" |
Gregory Orfalea is an American writer, the author or editor of nine books, including his most recent works, the biography Journey to the Sun: Junipero Serra's Dream and the Founding of California (Scribner, 2014) and a short story collection, The Man Who Guarded the Bomb (Syracuse UP, 2010).
Orfalea was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. His grandparents immigrated to the United States from Syria and Lebanon between 1890 and 1920; his ancestral towns include Homs and Arbin, Syria; and Mheiti, Lebanon. He is the cousin of Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko’s.[1]
Career
Orfalea has taught graduate and undergraduate school at the Claremont Colleges, Georgetown University, and Westmont College. He teaches creative nonfiction, the short story, the literature of California, and Middle Eastern émigré literature.[2]
