Cherríe Moraga
American writer and activist (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cherríe Moraga[1] (born September 25, 1952) is a Xicana feminist, writer, activist, poet, essayist, and playwright.[2][3] She is part of the faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the Department of English since 2017, and in 2022 became a distinguished professor. Moraga is also a founding member of the social justice activist group La Red Xicana Indígena, which is network fighting for education, culture rights, and Indigenous Rights.[4] In 2017, she co-founded, with Celia Herrera Rodríguez, Las Maestras Center for Xicana Indigenous Thought, Art, and Social Practice, located on the campus of UC Santa Barbara.
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Born | (1952-09-25) September 25, 1952 (age 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Education | Immaculate Heart College |
Alma mater | San Francisco State University |
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Notable works | This Bridge Called My Back (1981); Loving in the War Years (1983); Waiting in the Wings (1997); A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness (2011); Native Country of the Heart (2018) |
Notable awards | Critics' Circle; PEN West; American Book Award |
Partner | Celia Herrera Rodríguez |
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