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Arturo Islas, Jr. (May 25, 1938 – February 15, 1991), a native of El Paso, Texas, was a professor of English and a novelist, writing about the experience of Chicano cultural duality. He received three degrees from Stanford: a B.A. in 1960, a Masters in 1963 and a Ph.D. in 1971, when he joined the Stanford faculty. Islas was one of the first Chicanos in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in English. In 1976, he became the first Chicano faculty member to receive tenure at Stanford.〔Dekker, George, Larry Friedlander, Diane Middlebrook and Nancy Packer. ''Memorial Resolution: Arturo Islas''. Historical Society of Stanford University. 1991.〕 Islas died on February 15, 1991 from complications related to AIDS. ==Works== * ''The Rain God'' (winner of the Border Regional Library Association's Southwest Book Award) * ''Migrant Souls'' * ''La Mollie and the King of Tears'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arturo Islas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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