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Meet the Author: Federico A. Subervi-Vélez, Sandra Rodríguez-Cotto, and Jairo Lugo-Ocando
There are many reasons why Puerto Rico, after more than 122 years, continues to be a colony of the United States. The island’s media system is one of the factors that most contributes to maintaining this relationship of dependence and subjugation. The book The News Media in Puerto Rico: Journalism...
Meet the Author: Marilisa Jiménez García
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:00 - 7:00 PM Virtual Event Side by Side: US Empire, Puerto Rico, and the Roots of American Youth Literature and Culture In Side by Side: US Empire, Puerto Rico, and the Roots of American Youth Literature and Culture , author Marilisa Jiménez García focuses on the...
Meet the Author: Edgardo Meléndez
Thursday, April 22, 2021 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Virtual Event Patria examines the activities and ideals of Puerto Rican revolutionaries exiles in New York City at the end of the nineteenth century. The study is centered in the writings, news reports, and announcements by and about Puerto Ricans in the...
Film screening and Panel: 50th Anniversary of the Struggle for Puerto Rican Studies at CUNY
Thursday, March 25th, 2021 6 PM Virtual Event Full Panel Q and A Tami Gold, Pam Sporn and Ricardo Gabriel María Elizabeth Pérez y González and Dr. Virginia Sanchez Korrol Q and A María Elizabeth Pérez y González and Dr. Virginia Sanchez Korrol and Ricardo Gabriel Co-Sponsors Making the Impossible...
Meet the Author: Basilio Serrano
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 6:00 - 7:00 PM Virtual Event About the Book The topic of this book may seem unusual to some since there may be those who believe that Puerto Rican women may not have entered the jazz milieu during its early history. Nevertheless, an aim of the book is to dispel this and...
Film Premiere and Panel Cucarachita Martina's Musical Adventure
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 6 PM Virtual Event Full Presentation This event is co-sponsored by the Society of the Educational Arts, Inc.(SEA) / Teatro SEA. This new animated short is inspired by Pura Belpré’s first picture book, Pérez and Martina: A Portorican Tale , which tells the story of beautiful...
Meet The Author: Sam Erman
Thursday, December 5, 2019 6:00 - 8:00 PM Hemminger Screening Room 706, East Building Library, 7th Floor. 68th and Lexington Ave New York, NY 10065 RSVP: http://centropr.nationbuilder.com/samerman Erman, Sam . Almost Citizens: Puerto Rico, the U.S. Constitution, & Empire. Almost Citizens lays...
Meet The Author: Carmen I. Mercado
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6:00 - 8:00 PM Glass Cafe 3rd Floor, West Building, Hunter College 68th and Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10065 RSVP: http://centropr.nationbuilder.com/carmenmercado Meet the Author Carmen I. Mercado “ Navigating Teacher Education in Complex and Uncertain Times: Connecting...
Puerto Rican Heritage Cultural Ambassador Program Pioneros/as Series: Tato Laviera
Thursday, June 20, 2019 6:00 - 8:00 PM Centro Library Room 120, Silberman School of Social Work 2180 Third Avenue at 119th Street, NY, NY 10035 The story of Tato Laviera, renowned Nuyorican poet, playwright, author and activist -- one of the greatest representatives of the Nuyorican movement and...
Puerto Rican Heritage Cultural Ambassador Program Pioneros/as Series: Plena is Work, Plena is Song
Thursday, May 2, 2019 6:00 - 8:00 PM Centro Library Room 120, Silberman School of Social Work 2180 Third Avenue at 119th Street, NY, NY 10035 Plena is an original Puerto Rican musical tradition in the form of storytelling song. The documentary traces the historical and cultural development of plena...

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