Tomás Rivera

Tomás Rivera (December 22, 1935 – May 16, 1984) was a Chicano author, poet, and educator. Quotes I wanted to document, somehow, the strength of those people that I had known . . . when the migrant worker was living without any kind of protection. On his novel . . . y no se lo tragó la tierra (as quoted in “Tomás Rivera: December 22, 1935–May 16, 1984”) When people asked what I wanted to be, I'd tell them a writer. They were surprised or indifferent. If people don't read, what is a writer? On his wanting to become a writer at an early age in "From Poverty to Power: The Inspiring Story of Tomas Rivera" (TeenInk) …And I was only concerned about the migrant worker, the people I had known best. I had been a migrant worker. So I began to see that my role—if I want to call it that—would be to document that period of time, but giving it some kind of spiritual strength or spiritual history. On writing about migrant workers (as quoted in “CUANDO LLEGUEMOS/WHEN WE ARRIVE: THE PARADOX OF MIGRATION IN TOMAS RIVERA'S "... Y NO SE LO TRAGO LA TIERRA") External links Category:Hispanic Americans Category:Academics from the United States Category:Novelists from the United States Category:Educators from the United States Category:1935 births Category:1984 deaths Category:Short story writers from the United States Category:Postmodern authors Category:Poets from Texas