Background
Laguna, Asela Rodríguez was born on December 6, 1946 in San German, Prize ring (The) Daughter of Ramon Rodríguez and Eugenia Seda.
Laguna, Asela Rodríguez was born on December 6, 1946 in San German, Prize ring (The) Daughter of Ramon Rodríguez and Eugenia Seda.
Bachelor of Arts Humanities, U. Prize ring (The), Mayaguéz, 1968. Master of Arts in Comparative Literature, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1970, Doctor of Philosophy, 1973.
Teaching assistant University of Illinois, 1969-1973. Member of faculty Rutgers University, Newark, 1973, associate professor Spanish, 1979. Distinguished visiting Hispanic scholar William Patterson College, 1992.
Organizer, director 1st national public conference Images and Identities: The Puerto Rican in Literature, 1983.
Organizer and implementor in field Research grantee Rutgers University, 1977-1978, merit award, 1983.
New Jersey Department Higher Education grantee, 1985.
Member American Studies Association, International ComparativeLit. Association, American Comparative Literature Association, Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese, Association Latin American Studies.
Married Elpidio Laguna-Diáz, June 21, 1975. Children: Asela, Maria East., Alexandra.