Gregory Orfalea was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and educated at Georgetown University and the University of Alaska. He has held teaching positions at Georgetown, The Claremont Colleges, and at Westmont College. Orfalea is the author and editor of eight books, the most recent of which are the short story collection THE MAN WHO GUARDED THE BOMB and ANGELENO DAYS, which won the 2010 Arab American Book Award and has been named a Finalist for the PEN USA Award in Creative Nonfiction.

Books by Gregory Orfalea

Journey to the Sun: Junipero Serra's Dream and the Founding of California

by Gregory Orfalea - Biography, History, Nonfiction

Combining biography, European history, knowledge of Catholic doctrine and anthropology, JOURNEY TO THE SUN brings original research and perspective to America’s creation story. Gregory Orfalea’s poetic and incisive recounting of Junípero Serra’s life shows how one man changed the future of California and in so doing affected the future of our nation.