Roy S. Bryce-Laporte
September 7,1933 – July 31, 2012
**Roy Simon Bryce-Laporte** (1934 -2012) Born in Panama of West Indian ancestry, Roy has edited many volumes and authored, in English and Spanish, several publications on black and Caribbean immigrations to the United States and Central America. A recipient of many public honors and academic fellowships, Roy obtained his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California at Los Angeles (1968), studied for the Masters in Studies of Law at Yale Law School and did earlier studies at the University of Puerto Rico, University of Nebraska (1960-1961), University of Panama, and the Panama Can
