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3600 Workman Mill Road / Whittier, CA 90601 / 562-692-0921
RELEASE DATE: February 23, 2006
Rio Hondo College Welcomes Salvador Plascencia Author of
“The People of Paper”
Whittier-Rio Hondo College welcomes Salvador Plascenia, author
of The People of Paper to the campus’ Wray Theatre on March 2,
2006 at 7:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public.
Salvador Plascencia holds a B.A. in English from Whittier
College and an M.F.A in fiction from Syracuse University. He
received a National Foundation for Advancement of the Arts Award
in Fiction in 1996 and the Peter Nagoe Prize for Fiction in
2000. In 2001 he was awarded the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship
for New Americans, becoming its first fellow in fiction. He is
currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern
California. The People of Paper is Plascencia's first novel.
Salvador Plascencia was born in 1976 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Plascencia's mother was a seamstress, his father was a factory
worker who moved frequently between California and their home in
Jalisco. He grew up at his grandparents' farm, where his
extended family passed along a wealth of stories, some of which
formed the inspiration for The People of Paper. His family
eventually settled east of Los Angeles in the city of El Monte
when Plascencia was 8 years old.
| WHAT: |
Salvador Plascencia author of The People
of Paper speaks at Rio Hondo College |
| WHEN: |
Friday, Thursday March 2, 2006
7:30 pm. |
| WHERE: |
Rio Hondo College
Wray Theatre
3600 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA |
This Event Is Free And Open To The Public
Located in Whittier, California, Rio Hondo College is a
collaborative center of lifelong learning which provides innovative,
challenging, and quality educational offering - including programs
and courses leading to transfer and vocational degrees and
certificates - for its diverse students and community. For
information on the College or its programs, please call 562-692-0921
or visit www.riohondo.edu .
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