Fresno City College

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There are many city colleges in California. Before I graduated from high school, my friends and relatives told me that there are many good city colleges, but I chose to go to Fresno City College (FCC). I used to go to Fresno City College with my boyfriend for several times and found out some information about the college. However, I live in Stockton and chosen to attended San Joaquin Delta College, but not long after I dropped all my classes. I didn't felt comfortable going to that school. It has

ac Foster Mrs. Brown Adv 11th Lit 15 December 2016 Gary Soto Gary Soto, a Mexican-American author, was born in 1952, Fresno, California. His parents were both Mexican-American. Soto did not expect a lot in his life, he imagined he would "’marry Mexican poor, work Mexican hours, and in the end die a Mexican death, broke and in despair’" (Lee). That’s what many people would have predicted for him. However, he instead became a writer of great worth, writing poems and short stories. “Soto is one of the

Katelynn Pilon 11th Adv Literature Ms. Brown December 20th 2016 Gary Soto “Gary Soto was born in Fresno, California, in April, 1952, to working-class Mexican-American parents. At a young age, he worked in the fields of the San Joaquin Valley. He was not academically motivated as a child, but became interested in poetry during his high school years.” Soto uses his cultural experiences lead him to write about his character how he does and throughout all of his short stories, books, and poems he

Mac Foster Mrs. Brown Adv 11th Lit 15 December 2016 Gary Soto Gary Soto, a Mexican-American author, was born in 1952 in Fresno, California. His parents were both Mexican-American. Soto did not expect a lot from his life; he imagined he would "’marry Mexican poor, work Mexican hours, and in the end die a Mexican death, broke and in despair’" (Lee). Instead, he became a great writer of poems and short stories. James Sullivan describes Soto as “one of the most important voices in Chicano literature”

to his life. Soto, a Mexican-American man, grew up with a lot of negative experiences. His youth is expressed in his poems where he shares past struggles in hopes of ending racism. Gary Soto was born on the 12th of April, in 1952. He grew up in Fresno, California right across the street from a pickle factory. Unfortunately for Soto, “his parents were Mexican-American laborers, and his father was killed in an industrial accident when Soto was five” (Biography in Context). This tragedy, in combination

But most of all, Gary Soto’s biggest accomplishment is inspiring others. “Even though I write a lot about life in the barrio, I am really writing about the feelings and experiences of most American kids.” Gary Soto was born on April 12, 1952 in Fresno, California. He grew up in a “barrio”, a poor Mexican-American neighborhood. He uses his experiences to write and provoke young readers’ interests. Although, Soto’s actions while growing up may come as a shock. His father, Manuel Soto, died in a factory

awards including the American Book Award, National Endowment for the Arts, Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, and US & Canada Books Awards. Soto went to the University of California, Irvine (1974–1976), California State University, Fresno, Fresno City College. Please welcome Mr. Soto. Let’s start off by talking about one of your most famous books,” ‘Baseball in April’.

central California to create conflicts and characters. Growing up, Mexican-Americans in Fresno California, Soto’s Family, were farmers and factory workers. Several quotes from the article, “About Gary Soto,” give information on Soto’s family.  For example, the article quotes, “everyone in his family was a field or factory worker.” (“About”) According to this article, being a Mexican-American family in Fresno California it was almost like Soto’s family were destined to be laborers. They lived

Gary Anthony Soto (born April 12, 1952) is an American author and poet. Soto was born to Mexican-American parents Manuel (1910–1957) and Angie Soto (1924-). I think the way he grew up influenced his life along with other poets. His family struggled to find work in the fields of a valley. He had little or no time for his studies, and was not a good student. Soto says although he had a bad academic record in high school he found interest in poetry through writers such as Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck