Background
Zappia, Charles Anthony was born on February 26, 1947 in DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Carl and Orpha Hortense (Mancuso) Zappia.
Zappia, Charles Anthony was born on February 26, 1947 in DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Carl and Orpha Hortense (Mancuso) Zappia.
Bachelor, U. Pittsburgh, l969; postgraduate, U. Oregon, l970-72; Master of Arts, San Jose State University, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1994.
Instructor, West Valley College, Saratoga, California, l976-78;
instructor, Canada College, Redwood City, California, l976-8l;
instructor, City College San Francisco, l980-85;
instructor, Chabot College, Hayward, California, l981-85;
instructor, College of San Mateo (California), l984-86;
associate professor of history, San Diego Mesa College, 1986-1990;
professor, San Diego Mesa College, since 1990. Acting instructor University of California, Berkeley, l98l-86. Lecturer San Francisco State University, l983-86, San Diego State University, l986-.
Reviewer, consultant Houghton Mifflin Public Company, Boston, l987, Prentice-Hall Public Company, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, l988.
Member American History Association (conference presenter 1986), Organisation American Historians (commission on teaching, focus group 1993-1995, ad hoc task force on Community College since 1994), American Italian History Association (conference presenter 1983, 89), Immigration History Society, S.W. Labor Studies Association, American Federation Teachers (negotiator San Diego Community College Guild since 1987, editor Excellence newsletter since 1988, vice president since 1994).
Married Mary Jane Sara Regan, August l5, l98l. Children: Angela, Gabriela.