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Orlando Lara 315 Avenue C, Apt #4E New York, NY 10009 (281) 948-9383 Education: 8/04-Present New York University, NY PhD
Candidate, 2nd year Program in Cultural
and Media Department
of Anthropology 9/99-7/03 Stanford University, CA Bachelor of Arts with Honors Major in Chicana/o Studies:
Borders and Migration Minor in Cultural and Social
Anthropology Honors Thesis Title: Arte, Tierra y Dignidad: Art Intervention in a
Subaltern Community Context 8/95-5/99 Klein Oak High School, TX 4th in a class of 675 Work Experience: Freelance Photojournalist for Houston
Chronicle (Sum 2004) Wrote
and provided photography for nightclub and cultural venue reviews. Sales and Marketing for Maggie’s
Cleaning and Painting Co, Inc.
(01-02, 03-04) Developed
and executed advertising and sales strategies. Served as liaison between MCP
and legal advisors with regard to delinquent debt collection and contractual
agreements. MCP is a family operated cleaning and painting service, which
serves apartment complexes in the Greater Houston area. Contributing Artist for FotoFest H2004
in Houston, TX (03-04) In
collaboration with Delilah Montoya, digital artist, photographer and Assistant
Professor of Art at the University of Houston, produced a photo/digital media
installation about water, thirst and migration on the U.S.-Mexico border, Sed: The
Trail of Thirst displayed at Talento Bilingüe de Houston.
Delivered an Artist Lecture at Stanford University on 2/12/2005 for the
Chicana/o Studies Program. Student Fellow / Program Assistant for the Institute for Diversity in the Arts (01-03) As
one of four Stanford students selected, helped develop and implement an artist
of color educational program. Winter 2002, served as Teaching Assistant for
bassist Mark Izu and helped produce a student art and performance exhibit
titled First Person Plural. Autumn
2002, coordinated a conference,
Just / Art: A Community Dialogue on Art and Social Change. Winter 2003, served as Dramaturg for Daniel
Valdez’ theatre workshop. Summer 2003, produced a print catalogue of student
artwork as part of a two-year report on the progress of the program. Served as
the institute’s web designer during the duration of employment. The program has
now become a major concentration within the Comparative Studies for Race and
Ethnicity Program at Stanford University. Undergraduate Assistant for Chicana/o
Studies Program at Stanford (02-03) Helped
advise Chicana/o Studies majors and minors as well as encourage prospective
majors/minors. Also helped organize A Tribute to Prof. Renato Rosaldo that included a panel of his former students and
leading Chicana/o Studies scholars. Artist/Scholar-In-Residence for the Border
Arts Workshop at San Diego, CA (Sum 2002) Researched
the role the BAW/TAF has played in the land struggle of the Maclovio Rojas
Township in Tijuana, MX. Helped set-up a computer center for the community’s
middle-school and collaborated with the BAW/TAF in their annual Border
Realities art exhibit, Art Defends, a show based on the
community. This experience was the subject of my Honor’s Thesis. Student Coordinator of a Student
Initiated Course and Alternative
Spring Break (01-02) Designed
and taught a Student Initiated Course at Stanford University through the Human
Biology Dept., Documenting the Undocumented: “Illegal” Migrations Across the
US-Mexico Border which was
advised by Prof. Renato Rosaldo and culminated in an Alternative Spring Break
Trip to Nogales, Sonora. Upon return, coordinated a Conference on Labor and
Migration at Stanford. Intern and Web Artist for Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having
Their Say (Sum 2001) Helped
program and organize their monthly showcases, redesigned their website and
added an online bookstore function to help sell books of invited authors. Research Assistant for Psychology Department, Stanford University
(00-01) Collected, conceptualized, and
drafted experimental surveys in the field of social psychology. Entered data
and trained new RA’s in the Race
and Social Justice Psychology Laboratory. Camp
Instructor at ACE Computer Camp (Sum
2000) Taught
groups of 6 to 8 kids with ages ranging from 11 to 15 introductory True BASIC,
JavaScript, C++, and HTML. Academic Recognition: Dean’s Fellowship, New York
University (2004) Henry M. MacCracken Program, New
York University (2004) Dean’s Award for Academic
Accomplishment at Stanford (2003) Chicana/o Studies Achievement
Award (2003) Comparative Studies in Race and
Ethnicity Senior Honors Thesis Prize (2003) Stanford Institute for Diversity
in the Arts Student Fellowship (2001-03) Mellon-Mays Minority
Undergraduate Fellowship (2001-present) Philip and Jennifer Arnold Sartre
Undergraduate Scholarship Award (2000-03) Jesse H. Jones Houston Endowment
Scholarship Award (1999-2003) National Hispanic Recognition Scholar
(1998) Gold Key Scholastic Award in
Creative Writing (1998) Extracurricular Activities: Student Advisory Committee on
Departmentalization for the new Dept. of Social and Cultural
Analysis at New York University (2004-Present) Associated Students at Stanford
University Art Grants Board member (2003) Salsa! Los Salseros de Stanford,
Co-Founder (99), President (00-01) Latinos en Onda at Klein Oak High
School, Co-Founder (96), President (98) Skills Summary: Language: Fluent in English and Spanish,
some French and Italian, basic K’ichee Maya Verbal: grant writing, literary
non-fiction, playwriting, and ethnographic writing Visual: drawing, digital media, web
design, photography, printmaking, and layout design Academic: ethnographic research skills,
curriculum design and implementation Technical: (PC/Mac) MS Office, HTML,
JavaScript, iMovie, Flash MX, DreamWeaver MX, Adobe PhotoShop CS, ImageReady
CS, InDesign CS, and Illustrator CS |