Background
Welden, Alicia Galaz-Vivar was born on December 4, 1937 in Valparaiso, Chile. Daughter of Pedro and Juanita (Vivar) Galaz. came to the United States, 1976.
Welden, Alicia Galaz-Vivar was born on December 4, 1937 in Valparaiso, Chile. Daughter of Pedro and Juanita (Vivar) Galaz. came to the United States, 1976.
Graduate, University Chile, Santiago, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, University Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1980.
Professor University Chile, 1966-1976. Lecturer Appalachian State University, North Carolina, 1982-1989. Associate professor University Tennessee, Martin, since 1989.
Department chair University Chile, Antofagasta, 1966-1968. Founder, editor Tebaida Literature Review, Chile, 1968-1970.
Regional president Pablo Neruda's Presidential Candidacy, Chile, 1969-1970. Member Modern Language Association, American Council Teachers Foreign Languages, Tennessee Philological Association, Society Chilean Writers, Center Poetical Hispanic Studies, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Oliver Welden, May 2, 1973. Children: Arnold, Jacqueline, Cinthya, Jonathan.