Dagoberto Gilb

Dagoberto Gilb (born 1950 in Los Angeles), is an American writer, a Chicano from the American Southwest.

He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned both bachelor's and master's degrees. Gilb embarked on a career in construction for 16 years, became a journeyman carpenter, and joined the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners in Los Angeles.