Deborah A. Miranda
Native American writer, poet, and professor of English / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Deborah A. Miranda is an American writer, poet, and professor of English at Washington and Lee University. Her father, Alfred Edward Robles Miranda, is of self-identified Esselen and Chumash descent (Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez and Monterey, California). Her mother, Madgel Eleanor (Yeoman) Miranda, was of French and Jewish ancestry.[1] Miranda claims descent from what are known as "Mission Indians," Indigenous peoples of many Southern California tribes who were forcibly removed from their land into several Franciscan missions.[2] She is a member of the Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen Nation, an unrecognized organization that identifies as a tribe.[3]
Deborah Miranda | |
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Born | (1961-10-22) October 22, 1961 (age 62) |
Education | Ph.D., English |
Alma mater | University of Washington |
Occupation(s) | Poet, Professor |
Spouse | Margo Solod |
Children | Miranda and Danny |
Parent(s) | Alfred Edward Robles Miranda and Madgel Eleanor (Yeoman) Miranda |