Background
Iturralde, Iraida was born on January 28, 1953 in Havana, Cuba. Came to the United States, 1962. Daughter of Fernando Alfonso and Iraida (Bustillo) Iturralde.
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Iraida Iturralde
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Iraida Iturralde, American writer, poet. Cintas Poetry fellow, 1982-1983; grantee Mid-Atlantic States Arts Consortium, 1984, Ford Foundation, 1980. Member Emporium Association Writers Artists (president 1976-1978), Association Hispanic Arts, J.M. Heredia Artistic Literature Guild (vice president 1978-1982).
Education
Bachelor, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, 1972. Certified in society seminary, University Madrid, 1973. Master of Arts in Politics, New York University, 1975.
Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1981.
Career
Assistant program coordinator Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, 1973-1976. Instructor political science New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, 1976-1978, Touro College, New York City, 1978-1984. Senior consultant International Rescue Committee, West New York, New Jersey, since 1984.
Vice president Giralt Editorial, New York City, since 1985. Panelist Mid-American Conference Hispanic Literature, Boulder, Colorado, 1986. Founding member, organizer New York City I & II Latin American Book Fair, New York City, 1985-1987.
Delegate International Poetry Biennial, Belgium, 1984, 86, Pablo Neruda International Writers' Congress, Dominican Republic, 1983, International Conference Hispanic-American Writers, Venezuela, 1981.
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Member Emporium Association Writers Artists (president 1976-1978), Association Hispanic Arts, J.M. Heredia Artistic Literature Guild (vice president 1978-1982). Clubs: Latin American (president 1970-1972), St. Thomas More Political Science (Jersey City) (secretary 1968-1970).
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Married Robert Joseph Loizzo, December 7, 1985.
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1981