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Carlos Cortes

Professor, Author & Cultural Diversity Expert

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  Carlos Cortes Profile

Dr. Carlos E. Cortés is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Riverside. Since 1990 he has served on the summer faculty of the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education, since 1995 has served on the faculty of the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication, and since 1999 has been an adjunct faculty member of the Federal Executive Institute.

His most recent book is his autobiography, Rose Hill: An Intermarriage before Its Time (Berkeley, CA: Heyday, 2012). Other books include The Children Are Watching: How the Media Teach about Diversity and The Making -- and Remaking -- of a Multiculturalist, published by Teachers College Press.

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Carlos Cortes Profile
Dr. Carlos E. Cortés is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Riverside. Since 1990 he has served on the summer faculty of the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education, since 1995 has served on the faculty of the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication, and since 1999 has been an adjunct faculty member of the Federal Executive Institute.

His most recent book is his autobiography, Rose Hill: An Intermarriage before Its Time (Berkeley, CA: Heyday, 2012). Other books include The Children Are Watching: How the Media Teach about Diversity and The Making -- and Remaking -- of a Multiculturalist, published by Teachers College Press.

Cortés is general editor of Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia (Sage, 2012), Scholar-in-Residence with Univision Communications, and Creative/Cultural Advisor for Nickelodeon`s Peabody-award-winning children`s television series, "Dora the Explorer," and its sequel, "Go, Diego, Go!," for which he received the 2009 NAACP Image Award. He also travels the country performing his one-person autobiographical play, A Conversation with Alana: One Boy`s Multicultural Rite of Passage, while he co-wrote the book and lyrics for the musical, We Are Not Alone: Tomás Rivera -- A Musical Narrative, which premiered in 2011.

A consultant to many government agencies, school systems, universities, mass media, private businesses, and other organizations, Cortés has lectured widely throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Australia on the implications of diversity for education, government, private business, and the mass media.

  Carlos Cortes Talk Titles

A Conversation with Alana

A Conversation with Alana
One Boys Multicultural Rite of Passage
"A Conversation with Alana" is a one-hour, one-person autobiographical play written and performed by Carlos E. Cortes, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Riverside. In his play, Cortes presents his story of growing up as a young man of mixed ancestry in racially segregated, religiously divided early post-World War II Kansas City, Missouri. The son of a Mexican Catholic immigrant father and an American-born Jewish mother, whose parents came from Austria and Ukraine, Cortes had to learn to navigate Kansas Citys rigid racial, ethnic, and religious fault lines, while simultaneously dealing with the internal conflicts of his own divided family.

"Dora the Explorer" and &qu...

"Dora the Explorer" and "Go, Diego, Go!"
Anatomy of a Modern Social Phenomenon
An insider's look at the fascinating story and surprising complexities of these two popular pre-school television shows, presented by their Creative/Cultural Advisor.

The New Multiculturalism

The New Multiculturalism
An inconoclastic examination of the sometimes hackneyed topic of multiculturalism, filled with unexpected angles and thought-provoking insights.

How the Media Teach about Diversity

How the Media Teach about Diversity
An entertaining, informative, and eye-opening trip through the mass media's informal, unofficial multicultural curriculum, drawn from decades of research for his popular book, "The Children Are Watching: How the Media Teach about Diversity."

Other Titles

Other Titles
Rose Hill: An Intermarriage before Its Time
Selections from his riveting memoir of cross-cultural conflict and societal border crossing.

English Language Learners and the American Future: A Nation Left Behind?
An honest, incisive look at the often-unrecognized educational dimensions necessary for helping these young people become fully participating members of U.S. society.

The Changing Face of America A futuristic look at the opportunities and challenges raised by different types of diversity in the United States, including their relationship with often-overlooked global continuities and changes.

SPECIALTY LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
~My Time Is Not Your Time: Perception and Misperception When Cultures Collide
~Learning To Be Lucky: Seven Ways to Control the Fates…Before They Control You
~How to Succeed in Consulting Without Really Trying…At Least Not Too Hard
~You and Your Autobiography: The Joy of Taking a Personal Journey through Your Past
~The Many Masks of Multiculturalism

SELECTED ADDITIONAL TOPICS
~Latinos and the American Future
~Multicultural Curricular Integration
~Ethical Dilemmas of a Diverse Society
~Rethinking Privilege: Anatomy of a Complex Social Process
~Leadership in a Multicultural Society
~The Development of Mixed-Race Identity

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