To: RECTOR

Universidad Quintana Roo October 19, 2010

Dear

You will be pleased to learn that my book

Decentralized Globalization:
Free Trade and Civic Society
In Latin America and Eastern Europe

Has been published, in Spanish, by Univeristy of Guadalajara Press,

and UCLA in 2007.
It has been digitized and can be downloaded for free at:
http://www.profmex.org/e-publication.html

My specialties are in History, courses that I have taught for 20 years

in the CSU System, as follows:

1.World History & History of Globalization Since 1492

2. History of the Cold War

3. Comparative Women's History: Women in Global Perspective

Gender, Communication & Social Change

4. History of the Americas

5. U.S. History & U.S. Constitutional History

6. Ethnicity and American Culture

7. Latin American Issues and Globalization

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8. History of Mexico Since Independence

9. Western Civilization

10. Eastern Europe (esp. Romania & Hungary) and Globalization

I have the privilege of holding a Ph.D., and had the opportunity

to become well acquainted with Dr. Richard Weiss’ leadership in
teaching U.S. History at UCLA, as well as Dr. James Wilkie’s
publications and Professorship at UCLA over the past ten years as co-
author.

In several of my graduate seminars on U.S. and Latin

American history, I activated as the seminar “leader” of
discussion and analysis of written presentations by students and
professors, as well as T.A.

In 2000 I had the pleasure of co-authoring several articles with

James W. Wilkie, (editor of Statistical Abstract of Latin America)
on comparative U.S. and Latin American economic history in the 20th
century.

Further, I am currently working on a second book analyzing

primary social change in Latin America which is based upon the
globalization of advocacy networking groups, especially those
originating in Mexico, Argentina, Romania and Guatemala.

I have wide experience of travel and research in the Latin

American region, particularly extensive personal experiences in
France, Romania, Hungary, and Mexico during the last 15 years.

As I had been a TA at UCLA, I sought to specialize in Mexican

history, in the context of the complexities of Latin American history; on
the impact of globalization of telecommunications and civil society on
Latin American and Eastern European countries.

With an MA in History, and research expertise during my two years in

Postdoctoral Research in Latin American Studies, I have had the
opportunity to achieve a balance between substantive teaching and
maintaining a good rapport with my students.

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 My background and credentials are well suited in many ways: I
did my undergraduate studies in Eastern Europe, lived in Western
Europe, and Mexico as well as have traveled widely in Latin America
and the USA. Throughout my life, I have been steeped in
multiculturalism. My region in Transylvania is the most diverse region
in Romania, it comprises Gypsies (Tzigani), Saxons, Ukrainians,
Hungarians, Ruthenians and Romanians. My thesis is actually focusing
on how the governments of these ethnically-diverse countries deal with
the rising Post-Cold War political issues and democratic movements.

Throughout the last ten years I had been organizing worldwide

conferences on civic and civil society, taxation, migration and social
security issues, as well as taught at several universities and colleges in
California.

I specialize in the following areas:

- World History (with special focus on the process

of Globalization of Free Trade),

- Race and Ethnicity in Latin America:

- Ethnicity in Eastern Europe;

- Feminist Movements and Gender Relations

Worldwide

- Latin American Cultural History

I needed, I am going to enclose letters of recommendation such

as one from Dr. James W. Wilkie, (Co-Chair Latin American Center,) at
UCLA where my teaching was very much appreciated while I was
completing my doctorate. Also from Jesús Arroyo, Chair of the
Economics Department at UEDG, in Mexico. Also a letter of
recommendation from Nadia Dominguez, Economics Researcher at
UNUM. Also enclosed is a packet of student evaluations of my teaching
at UCLA, California State University Long Beach, Santa Monica College,
and California State University Dominguez Hills.

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 I had been networking with women advocacy group leaders of
Romanian and Mexican origins in exposing abuses and state terror
directed toward women (Guatemala, Romania and Argentina).

Enclosed are writing sample, and two course syllabi.

In several of my graduate seminars on U.S. and Latin

American history, I activated as the seminar “leader” of
discussion and analysis of written presentations by students and
professors.

Before 2000 and after I had the pleasure of co-authoring several

articles and a book in print now with James W. Wilkie, (editor of
Statistical Abstract of Latin America)
on comparative U.S. and Latin American economic history in the 20th
century.

Further, I am currently working on a second book analyzing

primary social change in Latin America which is based upon the
globalization of advocacy networking groups, especially those
originating in Mexico, Argentina, Romania and Guatemala.

I have wide experience of travel and research in the Latin

American region, particularly extensive personal experiences in
France, Romania, Hungary, and Mexico during the last 15 years.

As I had been a TA at UCLA, I sought to specialize in Mexican

history, in the context of the complexities of Latin American history; on
the impact of globalization of telecommunications and civil society on
Latin American and Eastern European countries.

With an MA in History, and research expertise during my two years in

Postdoctoral Research in Latin American Studies, I have had the
opportunity to achieve a balance between substantive teaching and
maintaining a good rapport with my students.

My background and credentials are well suited in many ways: I

did my undergraduate studies in Eastern Europe, lived in Western
Europe, and Mexico as well as have traveled widely in Latin America
and the USA. I am especially interested in Huichol culture and customs,
in Mexico. Throughout my life, I have been steeped in multiculturalism.
My region in Transylvania is the most diverse region in Romania, it

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comprises Gypsies (Tzigani), Saxons, Ukrainians, Hungarians,
Ruthenians and Romanians. My Doctoral thesis is actually focusing on
how the governments of these ethnically-diverse countries deal with
the rising Post-Cold War political issues and democratic movements.

Throughout the last ten years I had been organizing worldwide

conferences on civic and civil society, taxation, migration and social
security issues, as well as taught at several universities and colleges in
California.

I specialize in the following areas:

- World History (with special focus on the process

of Globalization of Free Trade), NAFTA and the European Union

- Race and Ethnicity in Mexico Since the Conquest

- Ethnicity in Eastern Europe;

- Feminist Movements and Gender Relations

Worldwide

- Latin American Cultural History

The first syllabus deals with “Women in History,” in which I show

that feminization of poverty is a universal problem. Further, I show
there are a great variety of women's movements based on country-
specific advocacy networks across the globe.

The second course syllabus deals with “The Mexican Permanent

Revolution," which from 1910 to 2000 was statist-oriented under a
one-party system; and since 2000, is a democratic anti-statist system.
Women have participated in the Mexican revolution, and they continue
to reclaim the public space in Mexico to this day.

Please note that I am extremely well prepared to conduct

Online teaching modules online and Distance Learning

in all of the above areas.

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 I also look forward to meeting you.

Sincerely,

Olga M. Lazin
(310) 208 2244
olazin@ucla.edu

Enc;

Resume/CV.