RALPH G. GIORDANO is Adjunct Professor of History and American Studies, College of Staten Island, City University of New York. He also holds a license as a professional Registered Architect in the state of New York. He is author of Fun and Games in Twentieth Century America: A Historical Guide to Leisure, (Greenwood, 2003). He has also contributed articles to several historical journals on various topics including Rosa Parks, Thomas Jefferson, Cold War Culture, Swing music, Hip-hop, and the integrated use of popular Culture and History.