An Afro-Caribbean in the Nazi Era
About the Author
Mary Romney-Schaab
I was born in New York City, but my family is from the Caribbean island nation of St. Maarten.
With roots in the Caribbean, I am interested in African Diaspora history, oral history, languages, and culture. A retired educator, I spent over 40 years teaching English as a second or foreign language in Madrid, New York, Barcelona, and Connecticut.
♚ Education
Ed.M. Instructional Technology and Media. 1989. Teachers College, Columbia University. New York |
M.A. Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages. 1986. Teachers College, Columbia University. New York. |
| M.A. Spanish. Middlebury College Graduate School of Spanish in Spain. Madrid. 1976. |
| B.A. Spanish. Middlebury College. Middlebury, Vermont. 1974. |
☖ Professional Experience
- 2014-2018 Program Administrator and Instructor of English as a Second Language (ESL)
Capital Community College, Hartford, CT. - 2007-2014 Assistant Professor, International Teaching Assistants Program
University of Connecticut. Storrs, CT. - 1992-2007 ESL Instructor and Coordinator of Academic Support.
Quinebaug Valley Community College. Willimantic, CT. - 1990-1992 Director, Badalona Branch.
Institute of North American Studies. Badalona (Barcelona), Spain. - 1989-1990 Teacher of English as a Foreign Language.
Institute of North American Studies. Barcelona, Spain. - 1976-1989 ESL Instructor in New York City and Madrid, Spain
PRESENTATIONS
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List of Presentations
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | Sankofa Pan Caribbean Oral History Project |
| Jun 2025 | Caribbean Studies Assoc., St. Martin |
| Apr 2025 | Jackson State University, Mississippi |
| Apr 2025 | Quinebaug Valley Community College, CT |
| Apr 2025 | University of Connecticut, Center for Learning in Retirement |
| Mar 2025 | European Social Science History Assoc., The Netherlands |
| Mar 2025 | Sacramento State University, CA |
| Feb 2025 | University of St. Martin, Dutch Caribbean |
| Feb 2025 | National Association of African American Studies, TX |
| Feb 2025 | University of Connecticut, African American Cultural Center |
| Feb 2025 | Moorpark College, CA |
| Jan 2025 | Black History Studies, London, England |
| Nov 2024 | 6th International Conference on Genocide, CA |
| Nov 2024 | Sacramento State University, CA |
| Oct 2024 | Windham High School, Willimantic, CT |
| Oct 2024 | Women of Color in Policing, England, UK |
| Sept 2024 | Texas State University |
| Aug 2024 | Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT |
| Jun 2024 | St. Maarten Library, Dutch Caribbean |
| May 2024 | Mauthausen Memorial Department, Austrian Ministry of the Interior, Vienna, Austria |
| Apr 2024 | Avery Street Christian Reformed Church, Windsor, CT |
| Apr 2024 | Pomfret School, Pomfret, CT |
| Apr 2024 | Sacramento State University, CA |
| Apr 2024 | Bucks County Community College, PA |
| Apr 2024 | Central High School, Philadelphia, PA |
| Mar 2024 | Woodstock Academy, CT |
| Feb 2024 | National Association of African American Studies, Austin, TX |
| Feb 2024 | Central Connecticut State University |
| Jan 2024 | Black History Studies, London, England |
| Nov 2023 | Comité International de Mauthausen, Paris, France |
| Oct 2023 | Quinebaug Valley Community College, Danielson, CT |
| Oct 2023 | University of Pittsburgh, PA |
| Oct 2023 | American Association of University Women, CT |
| Oct 2023 | Sacramento State University, CA |
| Sept 2023 | Texas Oral History Association |
| Jun 2023 | Oral History Society, Nottingham, England |
| Jun 2023 | Second Congregational Church, Coventry, CT |
| May 2023 | HAMEC at Abbington School District, PA |
| Apr 2023 | Storrs Road Church of Christ, CT |
| Apr 2023 | HAMEC at Central High School, Philadelphia, PA |
| Apr 2023 | Trinity College, CT |
| Apr 2023 | Windham High School, CT |
| Apr 2023 | Sacramento State University, CA |
| Mar 2023 | Museums Association of the Caribbean, Bahamas |
| Feb 2023 | Altrusa International Foundation, CT |
| Feb 2023 | NAACP, Windham, CT |
| Feb 2023 | Nat’l Assoc. of African American Studies, Dallas, TX |
| Feb 2023 | West Indian Social Club of Hartford, CT |
| Feb 2023 | Comparative and International Education Society, WDC |
| Feb 2023 | Quinebaug Valley Community College, CT |
| Feb 2023 | University of Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan 2023 | Black History Studies, London, UK |
| Jan 2023 | ASALH Book Talk, Washington, DC |
| Jun 2022 | Caribbean Literary Festival, Bloomfield, CT |
| Jun 2022 | St. Martin Book Fair, St. Maarten |
| May 2022 | Caribbean Studies Association, UWI, Jamaica |
| May 2022 | Official Book Launch, St. Maarten |
| Apr 2022 | Eastern Connecticut State University |
| Apr 2022 | HAMEC at Central High School, Philadelphia, PA |
| Apr 2022 | Black History Studies, London, England |
| Apr 2022 | University of Pittsburgh |
| Apr 2022 | Sacramento State University, CA |
| Mar 2022 | Sacramento State University, CA |
| Mar 2022 | New York University |
| Feb 2022 | Asbury United Methodist Church, Washington, DC |
| Feb 2022 | Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center (HAMEC), Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 2022 | University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA |
| Feb 2022 | Black History Studies, London, England |
| Feb 2022 | Aging with Grace TV, St. Maarten, Dutch Caribbean |
| Feb 2022 | University of Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean |
| Oct 2021 | Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Washington, DC |
| Oct 2021 | Oral History Association, TN |
| Oct 2021 | Dutch Caribbean Book Club, The Netherlands |
| Oct 2021 | London Metropolitan University, England |
| Sep 2021 | Caribbean Lagoon, The Netherlands |
| Sep 2021 | Assoc. for the Study of African American Life and History, Washington, DC |
| Jun 2021 | Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England |
| Apr 2021 | Association for the Promotion of Southern African Studies in Austria |
| Apr 2021 | The Fessenden School, Boston, MA, USA |
| Feb 2021 | Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages International Association |
| Feb 2021 | Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ |
| Jun 2018 | Seminar on Prisoners of African Descent at Mauthausen Concentration Camp, Vienna, Austria |
| 2006-2015 | Quinebaug Valley Community College, Danielson, CT, USA |
| Oct 2012 | Philipsburg Jubilee Library, St. Maarten, Dutch Caribbean |
| Dec 2010 | University of Connecticut, African American Cultural Center, CT, USA |
| May 2007 | Society of Friends of the West Indian Museum of Panama, Panama City, Panama |