José Ángel Gutiérrez

José Ángel Gutiérrez is a Crystal City, Texas native with degrees from the University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D.) and University of Houston’s, Bates College of Law, Houston, Texas (J.D.). He is Professor Emeritus in Political Science at the University of Texas-Arlington (UTA), where he founded the Center for Mexican American Studies. He has authored and co-authored 14 books and many articles. His three most recent publications are part of the LiUS series at Michigan State University Press. His book on Albert Peña Jr. won 1^st place in the category of Best Biography from the Latino Literacy Now organization. His next book is The Eagle Has Eyes: The FBI Surveillance of Cesar E. Chavez and the United Farm Workers Union of America, 1965-1975.