Background
Cortés-Hwang, Adriana was born on November 9, 1928 in Valaraíso, Chile. Came to the United States, 1962. Daughter of Luis Alberto Cortès and Sofía Garcès.
Cortés-Hwang, Adriana was born on November 9, 1928 in Valaraíso, Chile. Came to the United States, 1962. Daughter of Luis Alberto Cortès and Sofía Garcès.
License English, Institute Chileno, 1963. Bachelor in English, Portland State University, 1964. Master of Arts in Spanish Literature, University Oregon, 1967.
Postgraduate, University North Carolina, 1970. Postgraduate, University Madrid, 1971. Postgraduate, Duke University.
Liaison officer, Chilean Institute Culture and University Chile, 1961-1963;
instructor Spanish, Portland (Oregon) State University, 1963-1964;
instructor Spanish, Grants Pass (Oregon) Senior H.S., 1964-1965;
instructor Spanish, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1965-1967;
instructor Spanish, Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1967-1968;
assistant professor, Shippensburg (Pennsylvania) State College, 1968;
coordinator Latin American studies, Shippensburg (Pennsylvania) State College, 1970;
chair committee international education, Shippensburg (Pennsylvania) State College, 1971;
foreign student advisor, Shippensburg (Pennsylvania) State College, 1972;
assistant professor, Bloomsburg (Pennsylvania) State College, 1980;
assistant professor, Kutztown (Pennsylvania) U., since 1981. Visiting instructor summer school U. Madrid, 1968. Fulbright representative Shippensburg State College, 1972.
Speaker on current political issues of Latin American. Guestspkr. Institute Pedagógico, U. Chile, Valparaíso, School of Engineering, U. Buenos Aires.
Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors, Latin American Studies Association, Sigma Delta Pi.
Married Arturo Peralta-Vila. 1 child, Verónica Peralta.