RODRIGUEZ, Clara E.

RODRIGUEZ, Clara E. American. Genres: Politics/Government. Career: Centro Colombo-Americano, Cali, Colombia, instructor in English as a second language, 1965; New York Urban Coalition, NYC, staff associate in housing, 1969; Washington University, St. Louis, MO, instructor, 1970-71; Graduate Center of the City University of New York, NYC, research associate at Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos, 1973; Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York, Bronx, NY, head of department of Puerto Rican studies and associate of sociology department, 1974-76; Fordham University, Bronx, dean of general studies and project director for Pre-Health Professions Program, 1976-81; Fordham University, College at Lincoln Center, NYC, professor of social sciences, 1981-, member of university executive board, 1981, member of executive committee of Latin American and Latino Studies Institute, 1997-, founder of Angelo Rodriguez Memorial Trust Fund, 1990. Visiting scholar at universities; guest lecturer at colleges and universities. Publications: The Ethnic Queue in the United States: The Case of Puerto Ricans, 1974; Puerto Ricans: Born in the USA, 1989; Latin Looks: Latina and Latino Images in the Media, 1997. EDITOR: (with V.S. Korrol and O. Alers) The Puerto Rican Struggle: Essays on Survival in the United States, 1979; (with E. Melendez and J. BarryFigueroa, and contrib) Hispanics in the Labor Force: Issues and Policies, 1991; (with Korrol) Historical Perspectives on Puerto Rican Survival in the United States, 1996. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to academic journals and newspapers. Address: Division of Social Sciences, College at Lincoln Center, Fordham University, 113 West 60th St., New York, NY 10023, U.S.A.