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Denise Chávez: 1948—: Writer
Chávez's southwestern roots run deep. She still lives in the house on La Colonia Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, once owned by her grandmother, where she was born on August 15, 1948.
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Her family placed great emphasis on education. Chávez's mother, a school-teacher, spoke flawless Spanish and English and insisted on the same for her children. From an early age, Chávez loved to read and write. She began keeping a diary, and also absorbed the stories she heard from extended family members during summer visits in west Texas.
"The untold stories were always the ones that, as kids, we found the most interesting," she commented in a Los Angeles Times piece.
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"Like the one about why one of my uncles had only half an ear. The story was that he'd been in a terrible accident, but we knew there was more to it." Her love of books was also a family affair. "My grandmother loved to read," Chávez continued.
"She found a joy in the language