North American Border Conflicts: Race, Politics, and Ethics

About Laurence Armand FrenchMagdaleno Manzanarez

Laurence Armand French was born in New Hampshire with grandparents originally from Canada. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps when he was 17 and went to college as a disabled veteran. He earned his BA MA and Ph.D. in sociology/social psychology from the University of New Hampshire; a second MA from Western New Mexico University; and a second Ph.D. in cultural psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and has worked closely with Dr. Magdaleno Manzanarez on North American border issues.Magdaleno Manzanarez was born in Mexico and adopted into a family in northern Californias wine country. He received his AA from Santa Rosa Junior College; his BA from the Universidad de las Americans in Puebla Mexico; his MA from Sonoma State University; and his Ph.D. from Northern Arizona University. He is a tenured professor of political science and history and the first Vice President for External Affairs at Western New Mexico University. He sits on numerous boards including the Board of Trustee Gila Regional Medical Center. He has published and presented papers nationally and internationally on border issues notably those relevant to the Americas. He co-authored NAFTA & Neocolonialism: Comparative Criminal Human & Social Justice with Laurence Armans French.