Background
Costa-Zalessow, Natalia was born on December 5, 1936 in Kumanovo, Republic of Macedonia. Arrived in United States, 1951. Daughter of Alexander P. and Katarina (Duric) Z.
Costa-Zalessow, Natalia was born on December 5, 1936 in Kumanovo, Republic of Macedonia. Arrived in United States, 1951. Daughter of Alexander P. and Katarina (Duric) Z.
Bachelor in Italian, University of California, Berkeley, 1959; Master of Arts in Italian, University of California, Berkeley, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Romance Langs. and Lits., University of California, Berkeley, 1967.
Teaching assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 1959-1963; instructor, Mills College, Oakland, California, 1963; assistant professor, San Francisco State University, 1968-1974; associate professor, San Francisco State University, 1974-1979; professor, San Francisco State University, 1979-1998; coordinator Italian program, San Francisco State University, 1992-1998; professor emerita, San Francisco State University, since 1998.
Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers Italian, Renaissance Society of America, Dante Society of America, Croatian Academy American.
Married Gustavo Costa, June 8, 1963. 1 child, Dora.