Ernesto Galarza
(1905–1984)

Ernesto Galarza was born in the town of Jalcocotan, an Indian village in western Mexico's Sierra Madres. When his family resettled in California, they struggled to make ends meet. Ernesto was a good student. After earning his bachelor's degree he received his master's degree from Stanford and his doctorate from Columbia. He eventually became a master teacher and writer. Barrio Boy (1971), his most successful book, tells the story of his childhood in California. Because of his background, he became an influential union leader who fought tirelessly for the rights of American and Mexican farm workers.

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