Title: Jaime Escalante - Wikipedia
Headings: Jaime Escalante
Jaime Escalante
Contents
Early life
Education
Early career
National attention
Departure from Garfield
Later life
Death and legacy
Awards and honors
See also
References
External links

Content: Jaime Escalante
Jaime Escalante
Born
( 1930-12-31)
December 31, 1930
La Paz, Bolivia
Died
March 30, 2010
(2010-03-30)
(aged 79)
Roseville, California, U.S.
Spouse (s)
Fabiola Tapia
Children
2
Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutiérrez (December 31, 1930 – March 30, 2010) was a Bolivian -American educator known for teaching students calculus from 1974 to 1991 at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. Escalante was the subject of the 1988 film Stand and Deliver, in which he is portrayed by Edward James Olmos . In 1993, the asteroid 5095 Escalante was named after him. Contents
1 Early life
2 Education
3 Early career
4 National attention
5 Departure from Garfield
6 Later life
7 Death and legacy
8 Awards and honors
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
Early life
Escalante was born in 1930 in La Paz, Bolivia. Both of his parents were teachers. Escalante was proud of his Aymara heritage. Education
Unspecified Year: Escuela Normal Simón Bolivar, School Teacher Degree
1955: University Mayor de San Andres, Licentiate in Mathematics
1969: Associate of Arts, Pasadena City College
1973: