Felipe de Ortego y Gasca was a major in the United States Air Force before embarking on a pioneering career as a scholar, literary critic and educator. Ironically, his literary career only began after he realized that no matter how he good he was there was no future for him in the Air Force.
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Posted in History,LATINOPIA HEROJune 24, 20123 comments
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Dr. Ortego y Gasca was my Chicano Literature professor. He was a wonderful mentor, but for the most part, he is an ICON! I don't know anyone like him, and I learned more in his class than I learned in any other literature class I every took! He is our treasure!
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