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Michele Marie Serros (February 10, 1966 – January 4, 2015) was an American author, poet and comedic social commentator. Hailed as “a Woman to Watch in the New Century” by ''Newsweek'',〔("Watch Out" ) Newsweek, page 13, (January 7, 2001)〕 She wrote several books and regularly contributed original commentaries to National Public Radio.〔(Novelist Michele Serros on Writing 'Chica' Lit" ), npr.org, June 5, 2006; accessed January 24, 2015.〕 As a Latina writer drawing on her own life experiences, much of her works gave voice to the complexities of lives straddling two worlds: working-class Mexican-American heritage and southern California pop culture.〔Simmons, Ann M. (October 11, 2010) ("Cal State L.A. festival celebrates Latino authors" ) ''Los Angeles Times''〕〔del Barco, Mandalit (January 7, 2015) ("Remembering 'Generation Mex' Writer And Proud Outsider Michele Serros" ) National Public Radio ''All Things Considered"〕 She described how she never quite fit in through poems and prose that were both poignant and hilarious.〔 == Education and personal life == Born in Oxnard, California Serros was the second daughter to George R. Serros, a municipal court interpreter and Beatrice Ruiz Serros, a drafts person (deceased 1991).〔〔 She has one sister, Yvonne, six years her senior. Growing up in the prominently Hispanic community of El Rio, a semi-rural, unincorporated community on the northeast edge of Oxnard, Serros was a latchkey child due to the arduous, burdensome work schedule endured by both parents. Upon returning to the community library for a book signing, she remarked, "This library was my home away from home when I was growing up" and considered herself a lifelong reader.〔McKinnon, Lisa (January 5, 2015) ("‘Chicana Role Model' author, Oxnard native Serros succumbs to cancer at 48" ) ''Ventura County Star''〕 She spent her free time watching TV game shows, digging holes in the backyard, and skateboarding. When Serros was 11 years old, her parents separated. Feeling overwhelmed with fear and confusion she wrote to the only person she felt would understand, young-adult author Judy Blume. Blume wrote back suggesting that she keep a diary as an outlet for her emotions, thus inspiring a foundation for Serros’ writing career.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New York State Writers Institute – Michele Serros )〕 Unlike the assertion made by many authors about their own time as a youth, Serros feels she wasn’t a "nerdy, withdrawn teen" that ate lunch alone in the school yard. As a student at Rio Mesa High School, Serros had many friends and love interests who often ditched 5th period class to continue socializing. However, such social enthusiasm eventually led to her academic downfall and by the end of her sophomore year at Rio Mesa High School, her mother transferred her to Santa Clara High School, a private Catholic high school in Oxnard.〔 Upon her 1984 graduation, Serros attended Ventura College for two years before transferring to Santa Monica City College.〔 After an additional six years of sporadic study, she graduated cum laude from UCLA with a degree in Chicano Studies in 1996.〔 She married musician Eugene Trautmann, a member of seminal rock bands Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal, and whom she had met 11 years earlier backstage at the ''Leave Your Mind at Home'' music festival in Antwerp, Belgium.〔 Upon their separation and eventual divorce in 2001, Serros moved to the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City.〔http://www.shelflifemagazine.com/dang.html〕 Since then, Michele continued to work diligently as a motivational speaker, was invited to deliver commencement speeches and attend book fairs all across the country. In the summer of 2010 Michele met restaurateur Antonio Magaña. After learning that they attended the same high school and were from the same city, Antonio asked Michele for a lunch date. They were engaged on Christmas night later that year and were married in the summer of 2011 in New York City on the rooftop of the judge's chambers.〔Cason, Colleen (September 6, 2014) ("Latino author fights to give cancer the boot" ) ''Ventura County Star''〕 They made their home between California and New York. She was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary gland in 2013. The cancer had metastasized and while she endured chemotherapy, she died at the beginning of 2015.〔Chawkins, Steve (January 6, 2015) ("Michele Serros, who wrote about growing up Latina, dies at 48" ) ''Los Angeles Times''〕〔Serros, Michele (July 25, 2014) ("An Unexpected Heirloom" ), ''The Huffington Post''; accessed January 24, 2015.〕 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「Michele Serros」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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