Puerto Ricans in the United States : : A Contemporary Portrait / / Carlos E. Santiago, Edna Acosta-Belén.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Acosta-Belén, Edna,; Santiago, Carlos E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Latino/as: Exploring Diversity and Change
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Tables, Figures, and Illustrations --; Acknowledgments --; 1 Introduction: Portrait of a Commuter Nation --; 2 The Colonial Experience --; Introduction --; The Beginnings of Spanish Colonial Rule --; The African Heritage --; The Strategic but Neglected Spanish Colony --; 3 Migrations Before World War II --; The Pilgrims of Freedom --; The “Splendid Little War” --; The Beginnings of Labor Migration --; Migration to Hawaii --; The Growth of the New York Community --; The Poverty-Stricken Island --; Between Reform and Revolution --; From the Steamship Embarcados to the Transnational Guagua Aérea --; 4 Postwar Migration Patterns --; The Growing Geographic Dispersion --; The Urban Character of the Communities --; A Tale of Three Cities: New York City, Hartford, and Orlando --; Other Migration Destinations --; Conceptualizing Puerto Rican Migration --; 5 A Demographic Portrait --; Overcoming Poverty --; Differences Among Communities --; 6 Social and Civil Rights Struggles --; Political and Educational Activism --; Other Community Organizations --; Cultural Citizenship --; 7 Voices and Images of the Diaspora --; The Spanish-Language Press --; A New Cultural Discourse --; Growing-Up Narratives --; The Role of Small Latino Presses --; Performing Culture --; Popular Music --; The Visual Arts --; Cultural Crossovers --; 8 Overcoming the Colonial Experience: Future Challenges --; Brief Chronology of Puerto Rican History --; References --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685854126; 9783110784251
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685854126
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Carlos E. Santiago, Edna Acosta-Belén.

A nuanced portrait of the Puerto Rican community in the US today, as well as the trajectory of its development.