The "Puerto Rican Problem" in Postwar New York City : : Migrant Incorporation from the U.S. Colonial Periphery /

The "Puerto Rican Problem" in Postwar New York City : : Migrant Incorporation from the U.S. Colonial Periphery / / Edgardo Meléndez.

The "Puerto-Rican Problem" in Postwar New York City presents the first comprehensive examination of the emergence, evolution, and consequences of the “Puerto Rican problem” campaign and narrative in New York City from 1945 to 1960. This notion originated in an intense public campaign that...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
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Meléndez, Edgardo,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2022]
©2023
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Study of Puerto Rican Migration and Incorporation in the United States
  • 2 The “Puerto Rican Problem” Campaign in New York City
  • 3 Dealing with the “Puerto Rican Problem” in New York City
  • 4 The “Puerto Rican Problem” in New York City and Puerto Rico’s Migration Policy
  • 5 Marcantonio, the “Puerto Rican Problem,” and the 1949 Mayoral Election in New York City
  • 6 The Mayor’s Committee on Puerto Rican Affairs
  • 7 The Demise of MCPRA and the Redefinition of the “Puerto Rican Problem”
  • 8 In the Aftermath of the “Puerto Rican Problem” in New York City
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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