Background
Torres-Padilla, Jose Luis was born on December 23, 1954 in Cayey, Puerto Rico.
Torres-Padilla, Jose Luis was born on December 23, 1954 in Cayey, Puerto Rico.
Doctor of Philosophy English, University Southern California, 1994. Master of Arts in English, University Southern California, 1989. Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Columbia University, New York City, 1981.
Bachelor in Hispanic Studies & Psychology, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1976.
Editor Latin New York Magazine, 1977—1978. Associate professor English University of Puerto Rico- Cayey, Cayey, Puerto Rico, 1981—2000, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, New York, since 2000.
Member of Society for the Study of Multi Ethnic Literature of the United States, Modern Language Associate.