Diana Garcia

Diana Garcia (born 1950 San Joaquin Valley) is a Latina American poet.

Life
Garcia was born in the San Joaquin Valley, the oldest of three children, and She was raised in California. Her parents were migrant field workers who lived in a farm labor camp, California Packing Company Camp #15, when she was born.

She was graduated from Merced High School in 1968 and attended Fresno State College for one year before leaving college to work and care for her son.

She graduated from San Diego State University with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. She then was chosen to fill a one-year visiting professorship at Central Connecticut State University. Upon completion of that one-year contract she was hired as a full-time professor. She now teaches creative writing at California State University, Monterey Bay.

Awards

 * 2001 American Book Award