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Clientelism and Corruption in the Wake of Disasters

Authors Fernando Tormos-Aponte, Wendy Prudencio, Mary Angelica Painter, Brevin Franklin Abstract Puerto Rico’s history of crises provides an opportune context for analyzing corruption in times of disaster. This article forwards … Continued

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Liberalism and Identity Politics: Puerto Rican Community Organizations and Collective Action in New York City

Author José E. Cruz Description This book is a recollection and analysis of the role of ethnic identity in Puerto Rican community institutional development and collective action in New York … Continued

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Not the Time to Stay: The Unpublished Plays of Victor Fragoso

Editor Consuelo Martínez-Reyes Description Not the Time to Stay brings to light for the first time the marvelous work of Puerto Rican playwright Víctor Fragoso. Eight plays, edited and translated … Continued

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Patria: Puerto Rican Revolutionary Exiles in Late Nineteenth Century New York

Author Edgardo Meléndez Description Patria: Puerto Rican Revolutionary Exiles in Late Nineteenth Century New York examines the activities and ideals of Puerto Rican revolutionary exiles in New York City at … Continued

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Puerto Rican Studies in the City University of New York: The First Fifty Years

Editors María Elizabeth Pérez y González, and Virginia Sánchez Korrol Description Authored by leading scholars in the field of Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies, this volume is an important milestone … Continued

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Race, Front and Center: Perspectives on Race among Puerto Ricans

Editor Carlos Vargas-Ramos Description Race, Front and Center is a collection of essays that captures the breadth of research on the subject of race among Puerto Ricans. Its twenty-two chapters … Continued

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Redistricting Threats to New York’s Hispanic Congressional Representation

Proposed redistricting maps threaten Hispanic congressional representation by eliminating  a congressional district currently represented by a Hispanic member of the House of Representatives and diluting Latino voting power NEW YORK, … Continued

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RHYTHM & POWER: Performing Salsa in Puerto Rican and Latino Communities

Editors Derrick León Washington, Priscilla Renta and Sydney Hutchinson Description The story of New York salsa is one of cultural fusion, artistry, and skilled marketing. A multi-disciplinary collective of scholars … Continued

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