Background
Bryce-Laporte, Roy Simon was born on September 9, 1933 in Panama City, Panama. Came to the United States, 1959.
Bryce-Laporte, Roy Simon was born on September 9, 1933 in Panama City, Panama. Came to the United States, 1959.
Associate of Arts, Panama Canal College, 1954. Bachelor of Science, University Nebraska, 1960. Master of Arts, University Nebraska, 1961.
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968.
Teacher elementary & secondary education Latin American Schools, Panama, 1954-1959. Instructor United States Air Force Institute, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1959-1960. Lecturer Syracuse University, 1966-1968.
Associate professor sociology Yale University, New Haven, 1969-1972. Curator, senior research sociologist, director, general editor Research Institute Immigration Ethnic Studies, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1972-1983, research consultant, president, director, 1983-1986. Professor sociology City University of New York, 1986-1989.
Professor sociology, director Africana/Latin American Studies Program Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1989-1994, John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur professor, since 1989, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur professor emeritus, since 2000. Senior research analyst Equal and Youth Opportunity Agency, Los Angeles, 1965-1966. Visiting scientist National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Maryland, 1971-1972.
Guest curator-in-residence The Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, New York City, 1985-1986. Director Center for Immigration & Population Studies, City University of New York, Staten Island, 1986-1989. William Allen Neilson visiting scholar-in-residence Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1993.
Guest professor Howard University, Washington, 1975. Visiting professor University Pennsylvania, 1973-1980, The Colorado College, 1977-1980. Adjunct faculty Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1978-1984.
Research associate, visiting lecturer Catholic University American, Washington, 1984-1986. Adjunct professor history City College City University of New York, 1986.
Member Panama Canal International Alumni Association (Second vice president, Educational award 1999), American Sociological Association, Eastern Sociological Society, Caribbean Studies Association, Alpha Phi Alpha, University of California at Los Angeles Alumni.
Son of Simon J. and Myra C. (Laporte) Bryce. Divorced; children: Camila, Robertino, Rene.