Kimberly Garza
Kimberly Garza is a native Texan, born in Galveston, raised in Uvalde. She earned a PhD in creative writing and Chicanx literature from the University of North Texas and is a tenure track assistant professor of creative writing and literature at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Half Mexican-American, half Filipina-American, Kimberly has had work published in TriQuarterly, Creative Nonfiction, Bennington Review, and others; and has been the recipient of scholarships from Breadloaf and The Michener Center for Writers. The Last Karankawas is her first book.
1 Books Written
For fans of Yaa Gyasi and Cristina Henríquez—a kaleidoscopic, emotionally charged debut about a tight-knit community of Mexican and Filipino American families on the Texas coast.Welcome to Galveston, Texas. Population 50,241.Carly Castillo has only ever known Albacore Avenue. Abandoned as a child by her Filipina mother and Mexican-American father, Carly return