Puerto Ricans : Born in the U. S. a.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781000236903
- 305.8
- E184.P85 .R637 2019
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Colonial Relationship: Migration and History -- 2 Beyond the Census Data: A Portrait of the Community -- 3 The Rainbow People -- 4 The Political-Economic Context -- 5 Housing and the South Bronx -- 6 Educational Dynamics -- 7 The Menudo Phenomenon: An Unwritten History -- Appendix: Tracking in the School System -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
This book examines the contexts into which Puerto Rican immigrants to the United States stepped, and the results of their interaction within those contexts. It focuses mainly on New York City, essentially a social history of the post-World War II Puerto Rican community.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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