Daniel Acosta

Daniel Acosta, now retired, was a professor, scientist, and administrator. For the last five years, he has written about growing up as a Mexican boy in El Paso and about his experiences with discrimination in white America. His stories have appeared in over 20 online literary journals and one of his stories was nominated for the 2025 Best of Net. One of his stories has appeared in the White Picket Fence Anthology (edited by Duran and Vidaurre, FlowerSong Press).

A Chicano from El Paso
Summer of ’62: Ode to Mexico