First Gen American Ep. 22 Dr. Jiménez

Let's welcome our guest, Dr. Hortencia Jimenez! 

Dr. Jiménez was born in Nayarit, México and raised in Watsonville, California. She spent her childhood summers and teenage years working in the fields, picking raspberries alongside her grandmother. Dr. Jimenez is the first in her family to earn a doctorate degree from both her maternal and paternal side of the family. 

She received her B.A and M.A in Sociology from San Jose State University and Ph.D in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Hortencia Jiménez is a Sociology professor at Hartnell College and founder of the Sociology Club and co-founder of the Student Parent Club.