Carlos B. Gil
Carlos B. Gil is a retired university professor who continues to study and write about Mexican politics, society, and culture, including immigration to the United States.
He is an Emeritus Professor of the University of Washington’s History Department and Publisher of DiversityCentral.com, a comprehensive website addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the American workforce.
He earned his B.A. from Seattle University, his Master’s Degree from Georgetown University, and his Ph. D. from UCLA.
Prior to his university career he served as a Cultural Attaché for the Department of State/United States Information Agency, and upon retiring from the University of Washington he directed and co-trained with the GilDeane Group Inc., a consulting and training firm in Seattle.
The author was born in San Fernando, California, and now lives with his extended family in the Seattle area.
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Works
We Became Mexican American: How Our Immigrant Family Survived to Pursue the American Dream
Discover what it’s like to emigrate from Mexico to the United States based on one family’s account. This highly readable award-winning book tells the story about the shock of arriving in the U.S. for the first time in the 1920s including the cultural conflicts and other difficulties connected with raising children in a new society. You’ll learn about Mexican immigration to the U.S. and how the “Mexican” Gil children became Mexican American as told by one of them who recounts memorable experiences dating from the 1920s to the 1970s.
Awards and Recognition
- Best biography in English at the 15th Annual International Latino Book Awards at the Cervantes Institute, New York City, 2013, for We Became Mexican American: How Our Immigrant Family Survived to Pursue the American Dream. Best Latino Focused Work at the 2012-2013 Los Angeles Book Festival for Independent Authors for We Became Mexican American: How Our Immigrant Family Survived to Pursue the American Dream. FIRST PLACE Latino Literacy Now’s International Latino Book Award USA 2014 for We Became Mexican American: How Our Immigrant Family Survived to Pursue the American Dream. . Honorable Mention in Biography at the 2015 Book Festival in Amsterdam, The Netherlands for We Became Mexican American: How Our Immigrant Family Survived to Pursue the American Dream. NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winter 2016 for We Became Mexican American: How Our Immigrant Family Survived to Pursue the American Dream.
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Location
Kenmore, WA
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Category
General Non-Fiction, Biography & History, Essays, Fiction & Literature