Tino Garcia

About Tino

I am an equity-minded educator and a poet. A child of the US-Mexico borderlands, I grew up near Santa Fe, New Mexico, the land of my father. I then attended high school and college in Minnesota, the land of my mother. In college, I fell in love with higher learning and languages while majoring in English and Spanish.

My teaching strives to weave a web between myself, the students, and the subject, connecting us as a community. I love to teach because, at its best, education helps people know, grow, love, and liberate themselves and others. I believe everyone should feel welcome and valued in our learning community, so I strive to create spaces and courses that value diversity, accessibility, inclusion, anti-racism, and equity.

I dig hip-hop, travel, literature, basketball, and philosophy. I look forward to learning and building with you!