- National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts, 1/1989
- Fellowship, Sundance Institute, 7/1989
- Under the Feet of Jesus, New Voices Quality Paperback Book, 1995
- Under the Feet of Jesus, finalist, Discover Great New Writers, 1996
- John Dos Passos Prize for Literature, 1996
- The Moths exhibited in Autrey Museum of Western Heritage, 5/1998-9/1998
- Alumna of the year, Immaculate Heart College, 10/2000
- Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa, St. Mary's College of Notre Dame, 5/2000
- Featured with John Steinbeck and Carlos Bulosan on Oregon Public Broadcasting,"American Passages—A Literary Survey" #12, "The Migrant Struggle"[13]
- Luis Leal Award, Santa Barbara Festival of Books, 2006 [14]
- Outstanding Latino/a Cultural Award in Literary Arts or Publications, 2007
- United States Artists Fellowship, 2007[15]
This content is from Wikipedia. GradeSaver is providing this content as a courtesy until we can offer a professionally written study guide by one of our staff editors. We do not consider this content professional or citable. Please use your discretion when relying on it.
