Arturo Islas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetArturo Islas
American writer
Date of Birth: 25-May-1938
Place of Birth: El Paso, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 15-Feb-1991
Profession: novelist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Arturo Islas
- Arturo Islas, Jr.
- (May 25, 1938 – February 15, 1991) was an English professor and novelist from El Paso, Texas, whose writing focused on the experience of Chicano cultural duality. He received three degrees from Stanford: a B.A.
- in 1960, a Masters in 1963 and a Ph.D.
- in 1971, when he joined the Stanford faculty.
- Islas was one of the first Chicanos in the United States to earn a Ph.D.
- in English.
- In 1976, he became the first Chicano faculty member to receive tenure at Stanford.Islas died on February 15, 1991 from complications related to AIDS.
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