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          Marta Moreno Vega

          Marta Moreno Vega

          Born (1942-01-03) January 3, 1942 (age 83)

          East Harlem
          New York, U.S.

          NationalityAmerican
          Occupation(s)Founder, CCCADI
          Years active1969-present

          Marta Moreno Vega is the founder of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI).

          Marta Moreno Vega was born and raised in East Harlem, New York, the daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants, and graduated from New York University.

        1. Marta Moreno Vega was born and raised in East Harlem, New York, the daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants, and graduated from New York University.
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        5. Marta Moreno Vega is the founder of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute.

          6. She led El Museo del Barrio, is one of the founders of the Association of Hispanic Arts, and founded the Network of Centers of Color and the Roundtable of Institutions of Colors.[1][2] Vega is also a visual artist and an Afro-Latina activist.[3][4]

          Early life and education

          Vega was born in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City.

          Her family is of Yoruba origin and she describes herself as Afro-Puerto Rican. Her parents were born in Puerto Rico: her mother in Caguas and her father in Loiza, Puerto Rico.[5]

          She received her B.A. and M.A.

          in education from New York University and in 1995 received a PhD