Olguin, B. V.

B.V. Olguin was born into a proletarian family and raised in the eastside barrio of Magnolia in Houston, Texas. He was an undefeated amateur boxer, and has worked as a unionized grocery worker, construction worker, prison educator, volunteer Emergency Medical Technician, and university professor. He received a BA from the University of Houston, and an MA and PhD from Stanford University. Olguin was a member of the 37th, 38th, 39th and 40th contingents of the Venceremos Brigade. He is also active in community journalism and prisoner rights struggles. He is a member of the Macondo Writer's Works...