Background
Oswald Rivera was born on January 15, 1944, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He is a son of Osvaldo and Francesca Rivera. His family moved to New York when he was seven years old.
160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031, USA
City College of New York where Oswald Rivera studied.
Oswald Rivera at Kung-Fu lessons.
Oswald Rivera at Chinese Kung-Fu, Wu-Su Association.
(This classic novel takes us into the world of a homeless ...)
This classic novel takes us into the world of a homeless community living in disused Amtrak train tunnels under the city of New York. Oswald Rivera'ss realism depicts the plight of the homeless and how they are caught in a battle they never intended to have to fight. The novel shows how they are misconceived by the public and by themselves, and just how much they are the same as you or I. With warmth and humor his story shares important insights into a problem that is all of ours that needs to be solved.
https://www.amazon.com/Proud-Immortal-Oswald-Rivera/dp/1882190742/?tag=2022091-20
2003
(Drawing on written sources from the fifth century, B.C. t...)
Drawing on written sources from the fifth century, B.C. to today, veteran cookbook author Oswald Rivera recreates ingredient lists and recipes to allow modern cooks to prepare historic delights from Esau's biblical mess of pottage to contemporary pasta primavera. Packed with fun facts, this culinary history includes such treats as a seven-course dinner from King Srenika’s royal bash in first millennial Indus Valley, Colonial New England’s Johny Cakes and the modern era's meatloaf.
https://www.amazon.com/Pharaohs-Feast-Pit-Boiled-Pickled-Herring/dp/156858282X/?tag=2022091-20
2003
(The Centurion gives a new perspective on an epoch replete...)
The Centurion gives a new perspective on an epoch replete with wars, assassinations, political upheaval and social turmoil. It is a vivid drama infused with intrigue, family rivalries, and passion. Along the way, readers will encounter men and women who must come to terms with a society on the precipice, with new ideals and ancient hatreds; and all the human needs and contradictions – love, faith, betrayal, ambition, and redemption.
https://www.amazon.com/Centurion-Oswald-Rivera-ebook/dp/B01IAMRJ30/?tag=2022091-20
2016
(The story captures unusual characters and extraordinary e...)
The story captures unusual characters and extraordinary events that involve generations of men and women who are unable or unwilling to escape their shared destinies. It is a narrative replete with an American invasion, ghosts of the past and the present, ideological illusions, cyclical upheavals, the arrival of new technologies with the American presence, glories and disasters, and, ultimately, redemption.
https://www.amazon.com/Time-Americans-Oswald-Rivera/dp/1948080818/?tag=2022091-20
Oswald Rivera was born on January 15, 1944, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He is a son of Osvaldo and Francesca Rivera. His family moved to New York when he was seven years old.
Oswald Rivera studied at the City College of New York where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967.
Oswald Rivera started his career as an Associate Staff Analyst at the New York City Police Department in 1989 and worked there until 2001. He has been working as a teacher and instructor of Shaolin style Kung-Fu Wu-Su at the Chinese Kung-Fu Wu-Su Association since 1973. He wrote articles for various publications, such as Black Belt Magazine and Inside Kung-Fu. He is a Marine combat veteran of Vietnam. Oswald Rivera wrote his first book Fire and Rain in 1990. He also wrote such books as The Pharaoh's Feast, Puerto Rican Cuisine in America and The Proud and the Immortal. His most recent book was published in 2019.
(The story captures unusual characters and extraordinary e...)
(This classic novel takes us into the world of a homeless ...)
2003(The Centurion gives a new perspective on an epoch replete...)
2016(Drawing on written sources from the fifth century, B.C. t...)
2003Quotations: "Writing has taught me is that there's the process of writing and the business of writing. The process of writing, for me, is easy; the business of writing, i.e. getting published, is far more difficult, as most writers will attest. But we all keep plugging away, in the hope that we have something worthwhile to say and that in some small way, it will be a positive influence on our culture."
Oswald Rivera is a member of the Latin American Writers Association. He is also a member of the Chinese Kung-Fu Wu-Su Association since 1973.