Ruth Behar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ruth Behar

Jewish Cuban American writer

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1956

Place of Birth: Havana, Havana Province, Cuba

Profession: writer, author, university teacher, anthropologist

Nationality: United States, Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Ruth Behar (born 1956) is a Cuban-American anthropologist and writer.
Her work includes academic studies, as well as poetry, memoir, and literary fiction.
As an anthropologist, she has argued for the open adoption and acknowledgement of the subjective nature of research and participant-observers.
She is a recipient of the Belpré Medal.