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Carlos Manuel Rosario was an Ciales Puerto Rican activist that was executive director Spanish Community Advisory Committee, founder of Latino Festival in Washington, DC and founder of the Program of English Instruction for Latin Americans (PEILA).

Biography

Carlos Manuel Rosario was born in Puerto Rico in a family of educators. He attended the University of Puerto Rico. During World War II, he served in the Army in North Africa, France, and Germany.

After WWII he became an X-Ray technician in Puerto Rico and during the 1950's he moved to Montana and joined the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. He was transferred to Washington, DC were he worked as an X-Ray technician until 1957. In 1957-1967 he worked at the National Tuberculosis Association. Rosario worked at D.C. Health Department from 1967 to 1969.

In 1970, Mayor Walter E. Washington appoints him to be an executive director of the newly formed Spanish Community Advisory Committee that later was named the Office of Latino Affairs, and he was a head of the office during second term in 1979. He worked as an assistant director of the D.C. Office on Aging from 1980 until his retirement in 1984.

Family

Carlos Rosario married Carmin Maria Rosario of Washington and had three sons: Carlos M. Rosario Jr., Jose Rosario, and Reinaldo Rosario; and two daughters, Leticia Rosario and Vilma Tirado.

Activism

Carlos Rosario created various programs that allow Hispanic Americans and Hispanic immigrants to integrate better in American society, some of them were:

Spanish Community Advisory Committee that established the Office of Latino Affairs of the District of Columbia
The District of Columbia Public Schools’ Bilingual Education Program
Funding for Manpower Programs
Latino Festival in Washington, DC
The Educational Organization for United Latin Americans (EOFULA)
The Upper Cardozo Health Clinic
Committee for the Aid and Development of Americans in the Nation's Capital (CADOLANCA)^[1]^[2]^[3]
Carlos Rosario helped to establish the bilingual program in the D.C. public schools and in 1968 and the Program of English Instruction for Latin Americans (PEILA) at the Gordon Adult Education Center in 1969 that later was renamed to Carlos Rosario Center.

Carlos Rosario stated that people used to called him the Godfather since he was the builder of Latino community in Washington D.C.

Career

Carlos Manuel Rosario was executive director at the Office of Latino Affairs of the District of Columbia

Death

On January 1987 Carlos Rosario was vacationing in Puerto Rico, he died of heart attack in February 1, 1987 in an Hospital in Dorado, Puerto Rico^[4] at age of 65.

Recognition

Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School (former Carlos Rosario Center) was named after him.

References

^ Creating a Latino Identity in the Nation's Capital: The Latino Festival (Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues) by Olivia Cadaval
^ http://www.carlosrosario.org/about/history/
^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/02/04/hispanic-leader-carlos-rosario-dies/5fc780a3-a77b-4dfb-adc3-62c860c82bbc/
^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/02/04/hispanic-leader-carlos-rosario-dies/5fc780a3-a77b-4dfb-adc3-62c860c82bbc/

External links

Carlos Rosario History

[1] Creating a Latino Identity in the Nation's Capital: The Latino Festival (Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues) by Olivia Cadaval

[2] ttp://www.carlosrosario.org/about/history/

[3] ttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/02/04/hispanic-leader-carlos-rosario-dies/5fc780a3-a77b-4dfb-adc3-62c860c82bbc/

[4] ttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/02/04/hispanic-leader-carlos-rosario-dies/5fc780a3-a77b-4dfb-adc3-62c860c82bbc/

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 == Biography ==
-Carlos Manuel Rosario, was born in Puerto Rico, into a family of educators. He attended the [[University of Puerto Rico]]. During [[World War II]], he served in the [[US Army|Army]] in [[North Africa]], [[France]], and [[Germany]].
+Carlos Manuel Rosario was born in Puerto Rico in a family of educators. He attended the [[University of Puerto Rico]]. During [[World War II]], he served in the [[US Army|Army]] in [[North Africa]], [[France]], and [[Germany]].
-After WWII he became an X-Ray technician in Puerto Rico and in the 1950's he moved to Montana and joined the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and was transferred to [[Washington, DC]] were he worked as an X-Ray technician until 1957. In 1957 he worked at the [[American Lung Association|National Tuberculosis Association]] until 1967. Rosario worked at D.C. Health Department from 1967 to 1969.
+After WWII he became an X-Ray technician in Puerto Rico and during the 1950's he moved to Montana and joined the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. He was transferred to [[Washington, DC]] were he worked as an X-Ray technician until 1957. In 1957-1967 he worked at the [[American Lung Association|National Tuberculosis Association]]. Rosario worked at D.C. Health Department from 1967 to 1969.
-In 1970, Mayor [[Walter E. Washington]] name him executive director of the newly formed Spanish Community Advisory Committee that later was named the [[Office of Latino Affairs of the District of Columbia|Office of Latino Affairs]], and was head the office in second term in 1979. He worked as assistant director of the [[D.C. Office on Aging]] in 1980 until his retirement in 1984.
+In 1970, Mayor [[Walter E. Washington]] appoints him to be an executive director of the newly formed Spanish Community Advisory Committee that later was named the [[Office of Latino Affairs of the District of Columbia|Office of Latino Affairs]], and he was a head of the office during second term in 1979. He worked as an assistant director of the [[D.C. Office on Aging]] from 1980 until his retirement in 1984.
 === Family ===