Adolfho Romero
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Scholarship in motion

Writing toward working-class power.

My writing asks how workers and communities build power when formal protections fall short. Across labor, migration, and oral history, I am interested in scholarship that is rigorous enough for the academy and useful beyond it.

Manuscripts in Preparation

2028
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Romero, A. "Hispanic and Latinx Groups."
Encyclopedia entry submitted for review for the Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbying (SAGE Publications; Adam J. Newmark, editor). (Projected publication: April 2028)
2027
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Romero, A., Taylor, J., & Clune, K. Work in progress on migrant farm labor on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Piece in preparation for the Farm Labor special issue of Southern Cultures (UNC Press). (Planned for Summer 2027)
2026
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Romero, A. & Gleeson, S. "Latinx Labor Rights and Workplace Enforcement."
Contribution to the 50th Anniversary Special Issue on Latinx Labor Studies, Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies. (Forthcoming, Fall 2026)
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Romero, A. & Gleeson, S. "Cities, Migrants, and Labor Conditions."
Chapter in preparation for the Handbook on Cities and Migration (Edward Elgar Publishing). (Forthcoming, Fall 2026)

Publications

2025
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Simmons, M., Hamilton, A., Davis, A., Dyer, W., Philippe, C.J., Heady, J., Houck, P., Romero, A., Cordova, R.A., Hendrix, D., Ortiz, P., Moeller, S., & Tang, K. "A Meeting of Two Worlds—Oral History and Linguistics: Partnerships, Perplexities, and Potentialities in Researching African American Language."
The Oral History Review.

Book Review

2025
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Romero, A. (2025). Book Review: The Latino Threat: Society for the Anthropology of Work (published November 5, 2025).
The book, The Latino Threat: How Alarmist Rhetoric Misrepresents Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation by Leo R. Chavez, challenges alarmist narratives that depict Latinos as an invading force bent on destroying the American way of life.

Explore My Teaching Portfolio

Discover my teaching philosophy, course experience, pedagogical innovations, and student feedback. Learn about my work as a Teaching Assistant for Introduction to US Labor History at Cornell University and my commitment to creating inclusive and engaging learning environments.

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Acknowledged Contributions in Published Works

2025
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Ortiz, P. (2025). Latino workers, the 2024 presidential election, and the future of the labor movement.
Labor Studies Journal, 50(2), 153–165.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0160449X251342375
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Concha-Holmes, A. D., et al. (2025). Decolonizing representations to evoke the complexity of Black lives in Florida.
Ground Works Journal.
https://doi.org/10.48807/2025.0.0134
2023
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Mattson, I., Mahar, G., & Durant, F. (2023). Revitalizing Native American Oral Histories at the University of Florida.
SOURCE: The Magazine of the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.
https://doi.org/10.32473/sourceuf.5.1.132681
2022
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Anastario, M., Rodriguez, A. M., Xiuhtecutli, N., & Wagner, E. (2022). Characterization of lifetime agrichemical exposure sequences relative to international migration in foreign born Latinx agricultural workers living in South Florida.
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 24(5), 1145–1153.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021-01278-5