Allen Zagarell:
CLASS OF 1959
DeWitt Clinton High SchoolClass of 1959
Bronx, NY
City University of New YorkClass of 1968
New york, NY
Allen's Story
Life
Have traveled a lot. Studied in Germany. Did extensive work in Iran and India. Began to work in Central Asia and visited Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan summer 2005, Western China in 2007. Now teaching anthropology at a university. Married, one daughter and am now a grandad.
I am presently in the Anthropology department of Western Michigan University. Was just on the negotiating team of our faculty union (2008). Was the vp of our union the Wmu-Aaup in 2009. Presently the president and on the state board.
Attended CCNY, U. of Chicago and Freie Universitaet of West Berlin. Currently working in Western Michigan University. Studied near eastern history and archaeology. Am as interested in the the ethnographic data and present conditions as I am in the ancie...Expand for more
nt ones. I speak German, Persian, Tajik, Uzbek, Uighur, Portuguese, Spanish (none without many mistakes) and trying to learn Turkish. Speaking with people from other countries in their languages has become a joy for me
Workplace
Dropped out of CCNY. Did an apprenticeship with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and become a journeyman, before returning to school and getting my BA at CCNY. Since then worked at several Universities and Colleges. Now Professor of Anthropology at Western Michigan University. Ive become interested in various languages (which I never excelled at or learned in school)
Spoken Languages: german, persian, tajik, uzbek, portuguese, spanish, and reading a number of others. Who knew? Maybe before I dieIll be into math
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