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Born
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Teaching Assistantship.
Loretto Heights College, Denver, Colorado -
Teaching Assistanship
Barry University, Miami, Florida -
Graduated from Barry University
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Recieved her PhD in Peru
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Marta Salotti Gold Medal, International Award for Children’s Literature, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Los Angeles Bilingual Directors’ Association Award
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Christopher Award Medal
For The Gold Coin -
Wrote a book " My Name is Maria Isabel"
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Parents’ Choice Honor Award
[For Dear Peter Rabbit] -
Premio Mundial José Martí
[For The Lizard and the Sun/La lagartija y el sol] -
Once Upon a World Award, Simon Weisenthal Center, Museum of Tolerance, LA
[For Gathering the Sun] -
Pura Belpré Award Medal, American Library Association
For Under the Royal Palms -
Hispanic Research Issues Award for Research in Elementary, Secondary or Postsecondary Education. American Educational Research Association [AERA]
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Lifetime Achievement Award. California Association for Bilingual Education [CABE]
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Virginia Hamilton Literary Award
Second Prize International Latino Book Awards.
[For Love Amalia, co-authored with Gabriel Zubizarreta] -
Outstanding Cultural Award. American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education [AAHHE]
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First Prize International Latino Book Awards
[For Dancing Home, co-authored with Gabriel Zubizarreta] -
First Prize International Latino Book Awards.
Yes! We are Latinos, co-authored with F. Isabel Campoy -
OHTLI Award. For services to Mexican Community Abroad. Mexican Government.