Rooted + Relational: Boricuas in Relation

CENTRO en El Barrio 2180 3rd Ave, New York, New York
Hybrid Event

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

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Partner Event: Bajo el Lino

Seven House Gallery 35 Meadow St, Brooklyn, CA, United States

I am pleased to present Bajo el Lino: The Guayabera, Colonial Gender Systems, and the Decolonial Possibilities of Dress, my senior thesis project, realized as a one-night exhibition. Developed in collaboration with Seventh House Gallery and Julia de Burgos Bookstore at Taller Puertorriqueño, this project examines the guayabera as both a material object and a … Continued

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A Diasporic Classroom: Teaching with Stories, Archives, and Culture

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library 455 5th Avenue, New York, New York, United States

Join a one-day educator institute exploring diasporic histories and identities through panels and workshops that engage with primary sources Join us for a full-day educator institute presented by NYPL’s Center for Educators and Schools in partnership with CENTRO (The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College). This gathering invites educators to explore how diasporic … Continued

Cafecito con… Steve Howell – Cold War Puerto Rico: Anti-Communism in Washington’s Caribbean Colony

CENTRO en El Barrio 2180 3rd Ave, New York, New York

Join author Steve Howell and Professor Sandy Placido as we explore Howell's latest book, Cold War Puerto Rico: Anti-Communism in Washington’s Caribbean Colony, a gripping history of FBI surveillance, political repression, and the fight for Puerto Rican independence. In Cold War Puerto Rico, Steve Howell examines how J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI targeted Puerto … Continued

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A Sea of Islands: U.S. Territories in Relation

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

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