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Birth
Born in Crystal City, Texas to migrant workers Florencio and Josefa Rivera -
Graduated High School
He graduated at Crystal City High School in Crystal City, Texas in 1954 -
Started College
He was majoring in English at Southwest Texas Jr. College. -
Field laborer
Rivera worked as a field laborer with his parents until 1956 -
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Secondary school teacher
Taught English and Spanish in Texas at a middle school. -
Bachelor's degree
At Southwest Texas State University, he majored in English with minors in Spanish, History and Education in 1958 -
Married
Tomas and Concepcion Rivera became married -
Master's degree
He received a master's degree in educational administration in 1964 from Southwest Texas State -
Master's degree
He earned a master's degree at Southwest Texas State University -
Doctorate
Tomas earned a doctorate in Romance Literatures at University of Oklahoma -
Novel release
His book "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" was released in 1971 -
President of Alamo Valley
In 1971, he became president of the Alamo Valley chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese -
Director
Director of the Division of foreign languages, Literature, and Linguistics at University of Texas at San Antonio in 1971 -
Associate professor
He taught as an associate professor at Sam Houston State University. -
Associate dean
He became associate dean at University of Texas at San Antonio -
Vice-President
He became a vice-president at University of Texas at San Antonio. -
Executive vice president
He became the executive vice president of the University of Texas at El Paso. -
Chancellor
Tomas became the first chicano to be named a chancellor at the University of California -
Chief executive
He became UC Riverside's Chief Executive -
Death
He passed away from a heart attack at age 48 in Fontana, California. -
Movie
A movie called "And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him" came out after his story in 1995
