University of Southern California

Harry P. Pachon

Professor
President, The Tomas Rivera Policy Institute

Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall 102
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626
Email: pachon@usc.edu
Phone: (213) 821-5615
Fax: (213) 821-1976
Curriculum Vita
Ph.D. in Government
Claremont Graduate University

Expertise
Latino policy, immigration policy, information technology, political behavior

Biographical Sketch
Harry P. Pachon, Ph.D. is a professor of Public Policy at USC and joined the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) in 1993, as president. In 1997, Dr. Pachon was appointed to serve as a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. Additionally, saluting his ongoing work on behalf of Mexicans living in the United States, the Mexican Government presented Dr. Pachon with the Ohtli (humanitarian) Award. He is a board member of the Haynes Foundation and Southern California Public Radio.

Dr. Pachon is a founding board member and past executive director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund. While at NALEO, he initiated a nationally acclaimed U.S. citizenship project that has been replicated on a multi-ethnic basis across the country and initiated the National Directory of Latino Elected Officials, which is now in its seventeenth year of publication. Dr. Pachon has authored over twenty articles and journals, and co-authored three books on U.S. Latino politics and political behavior. He has held academic positions at Michigan State University, Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, City University of New York, and held the Kenan All Campus Chair at the Claremont Colleges. He currently is a professor of public policy at the University of Southern California in the School of Policy, Planning and Development.

Dr. Pachon received his B.A. and M.A. in political science at California State University of Los Angeles, and earned his Ph.D. in government from the Claremont Graduate School. He has been awarded post-doctoral fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Association of Schools for Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).


Publications
Pachon, H. P., with J. Lee, "Leading the Way: An Analysis of the Effect of Religion on the Latino Vote"; American Politics Research; Forthcoming

Pachon, H. P. and M. Federman, "Addressing Institutional Inequities in Education: The Case of Advanced Placement Courses in California"; In Bringing Equity Back. New York, NY: Columbia University Press; Forthcoming

Pachon, H. P., with M. Barreto and F. Marques, "Latino Politics Comes of Age in the Golden State"; In R. de la Garza & L. DeSipio (Eds.), Latino Politics in the 2000 Elections. Boulder, CO: Westview Press; Forthcoming

Pachon, H. P., with E. Flores and J. Medeiros, "Equal Employment Opportunity or Enclave Employment? A Critique of the U.S. GAO Report of Hispanic Employment in Federal Agencies"; Tomas Rivera Policy Institute; 2006

Pachon, H. P., with J. Lee, "The Path to Home Ownership Among Latinos of Mexican Origin"; Casa y Communidad: Latino Home and Neighborhood Design, edited by Henry Cisneros and John Rosales, Builder Books, Washington, D.C. pp. 155-176; 2006

Pachon, Harry P. with Louis DeSipio and Rodolfo de la Garza, "Awash in the Mainstream: Latino Politics and the 1996 Elections"; California Politics and the 1996 Elections. Boulder, CO: Westview Press; 1998

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