He received a B.A. degree in journalism from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1985 and took graduate studies in Arts Administration and Chicano Research Studies at California State University at Dominguez Hills and Museum Studies at California State University at Long Beach. With fellow artist Paul H. Ramirez, he organized Juntos 1985, 1st Hispanic Art Exhibition, which led to the formation of the Juntos Art Association. He has coordinated dozens of community art exhibits and readings. His poetry, prose, feature articles, book and theater reviews, art work and photography have appeared in numerous publications in Texas and California. He is currently a graduate student in the School of Information and Library Science at the University at Buffalo.
Emphasis is placed on personal narratives to the greatest extent possible.
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