- Lourdes Pamela Pop
Lourdes Pamela Pop (born
1960 ) is anaward winning ESLteacher inPaterson, New Jersey . The daughter of a Dutch man and a Puerto Rican woman, she was born inNew York , but soon after she moved toPonce ,Puerto Rico , where she spent her life as a teenager and young adult. She was raised in theCatholic religion, and is a catholic devout.Pop began studying to become a medical doctor in the field of
pathology , when she went to college, but soon, she had to make the life changing decision of changing her career goals and begin to study to become a teacher.In 1983, after graduating, she moved to New Jersey, where in
1986 , she was chosen as Puerto Rican Teacher Of The Year.Pop continues her work as a teacher and nowadays, she also helps
Latin American students expand their language skills.ee also
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List of famous Puerto Ricans
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