Rolando Hinojosa-Smith four siblings, Hinojosa became a teacher; he has held several academic posts and has also been active in administration and consulting work. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and New Mexico Highlands University. Hinojosa received a PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1969. Hinojosa has devoted most of his career as a writer to his "Klail City Death Trip Series," which comprises 15 volumes to-date, from "Estampas del Valle y otras obras" (1973) to "We Happy Few" (2006). He has completely populated a fictional county in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas through this
Maria Hinojosa Maria Hinojosa Maria Hinojosa (born July 2, 1961) is an American journalist. She is the anchor and executive producer of "Latino USA" on National Public Radio, a public radio show devoted to Latino issues. She is also the founder, president and CEO of Futuro Media Group, which produces the show. Additionally, she serves as the executive producer of "" which premiered on PBS as a Need to Know Election 2012 special on September 21, 2012. In 2011, she became the first Latina to anchor a "Frontline" report on PBS ("Lost in Detention," a documentary exploring the issue of deportation and