Dr. Carlos Zamora joined Penn State's faculty in 1973 as an associate professor of Spanish. He was active in Mexican American affairs for a number of years; his primary interest was in education. He served as the first chairman of the first department of Mexican American Studies in the United States, which was established in 1970 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 1972, he coordinated a summer program for Mexican American professors, which was held at the National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City. He also organized a number of seminars and workshops on bilingual education. He was a consultant to the Modern Language Association's Commission on Minority Groups and the Study of Language and Literature. He died soon after his retirement in 1986.
From the description of Carlos Zamora papers, 1972. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 309849845
