Xico González is an artist, poet, and a political and cultural activista based in Sacramento, California.  Throughout his undergraduate academic career, González actively participated in MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán).  He established and was the first President of MEChA de Penn State (1996-1997) and the Co-Chair of MEChA de CSU, Sacramento (1999-2000).  While at CSUS, González encountered the veteranos of the Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) also known as the Rebel Chicano Art Front and became a member in early 2000.  The RCAF is a coalition of Chicano artists established in 1969 at CSU, Sacramento.  González graduated from CSU, Sacramento with a BA in Spanish and a minor in Art in May of 2002, and a Masters of Arts in Spanish in May 2004.  In 2003, González was presented with the Dolores Huerta Activist Award by the famous Chicana activist and co-founder (along with César Chávez) of the United Farm Workers Union.  In 2004, González founded the Brown Syndicate, a Raza arts organization devoted to promoting Raza arts: fine art, literature, theater, photography, music and dance. González founded Revoltoso Books in 2000 and has self-published four poetry chapbooks: Izkalli Yolotl: El renacimiento del corazón (2000); Masmuertos (2001); The Indígena Poems (2003); and Poesía revoltosa (2004).González has also published his works in various literary journals including Chilam Balam, Poets Against The War, Poetry Now!, Voces del nuevo sol Anthology, POEMS-FOR-ALL Series, Puente, and most recently in Río Grande Review Online published by University of Texas, El Paso.  González graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts in Art Studio from the University of California, Davis in June of 2007.  González currently teaches Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Davis.