Centro, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States.
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March 24, 2026
by Víctor Fragosotranslated by Paul Orbuchwith archival photos and materials Originally published in 1976, this latest bilingual edition of ser islas/being islands delicately interwines images from Fragoso’s personal archival collections housed at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, elegantly capturing the nostalgic and intimate nature of his work with new essays by Archivist Herbert Duran and Gustavo … Continued
March 22, 2026
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) is honored to announce its newest tool, The Archives of Puerto Rican Slavery Map, a product of Black Puerto Rican Futures initiative at CENTRO. Black Puerto Rican Futures is a three-year initiative at CENTRO that reclaims and restores Black Puerto Rican history of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is an archival … Continued
March 16, 2026
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) at Hunter College has announced that it is now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Rooted + Relational Fellowship, Artist-in-Residence, and Community Micro-Grant Programs. The fellowship program convenes scholars, writers, and faculty in a cohort model that responds to an annual theme, this year’s being “Black Cuerpas: Race, Body … Continued
February 06, 2026
Imagine this: a huge red mural stretches across the façade of a building, with bold black letters that read “Exorcism = Liberation.” Next to it, an oversized QR code invites you to pull out your phone. You scan it, and suddenly you hear a voice shouting “¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!”, drums pounding, and … Continued
January 30, 2026
As I am sitting near the pool table of one of Rio Piedras’s oldest bars, El Boricua, the hubbub from the players dancing and shooting pool stirring in the background, something catches my attention. Right underneath that table is an intricate pattern of tiles, hidden in plain sight as it were, mostly imperceptible to the … Continued
April 17, 2026
Join us in celebrating Dr. Arlene Torres, retiring associate professor in Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies (AFPRL) at Hunter College. Dr. Torres has had a rich career and leaves behind a lasting legacy. Before her time in the AFPRL department at Hunter College, she served as University Dean of Recruitment and Diversity and the … Continued
May 01, 2026
We’re celebrating our Rooted + Relational Research initiative with the second annual symposium centering the 2025-2026 theme, Boricuas in Relation. We invited researchers, students, and artists to engage with the phenomenon of Boricua archipelagic and diasporic community formation with other racial and ethnic groups. Through special screenings, presentations, and panels, the current cohort of CENTRO … Continued
June 10, 2026
Save the date for this 2-day symposium that seeks to bring together scholars, artists, and activists from the inhabited US territories and their diasporas to learn about shared struggles, relational coalitions, and expand networks of solidarity. For over a century, the U.S. federal government has defined the relationship of U.S. territories to the political, social, … Continued
As Puerto Ricans in the diaspora, we know the impact of our communities across the United States. Every day we continue to see how important it is to foster an informed understanding, and appreciation of our legacies. We continue documenting, preserving and disseminating our precious history to ensure a clear, authentic understanding of our communities, our contributions, and our challenges. Be part of this effort with your donation.
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