CENTRO JOURNAL FALL 2023 | VOLUME 35 | NUMBER 3
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The AfroCENTRO Reader: Revisiting Black Puerto Rican Scholarship
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Clientelism and Corruption in the Wake of Disasters
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Centro Journal 35, no1 (Spring 2023)
SPECIAL ISSUE. Centering Environmental, Ecological, Climate, and Energy Justice in Puerto Rico’s Social Justice Praxis Editores invitados /…
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Centro Journal 35, no 2 (Summer 2023)
CENTRO Journal | Summer 2023 | Volume 35 | Number 2 SPECIAL ISSUE. ¡Vivas nos queremos! The Femicide and…
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Puerto Rican Studies in the City University of New York: The First...
Editors María Elizabeth Pérez y González, and Virginia Sánchez Korrol Description Authored by leading scholars in the…
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Patria: Puerto Rican Revolutionary Exiles in Late Nineteenth Centu...
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Liberalism and Identity Politics: Puerto Rican Community Organizat...
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Editors Derrick León Washington, Priscilla Renta and Sydney Hutchinson Description The story of New York salsa is…
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The Puerto Rico Children Vulnerability Index, 2021
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Puerto Ricans in the United States Infographics, 2021
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Centro Journal 34, no.1 (Spring 2022)
SPECIAL ISSUE: Back to the future: The Implications of Balzac One Hundred Years Later Editores invitados /…
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Centro Journal 34, no.3 (Summer 2022)
SPECIAL ISSUE. Beyond Corruption: From Colonial Practices to Emancipatory Futures Editores invitados / Guest Editors: José Atiles,…
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CENTRO Journal 34, no.3 (Fall 2022)
CENTRO Journal: Fall 2022 | Volume 34 | Number 3 ENSAYOS / ESSAYS Documentary Heritage at Risk:…
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On July 15, 2022, the New York City Districting Commission released a preliminary plan for council districts…
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CENTRO Journal 34, no 2 (Summer 2022)
CENTRO Journal | Summer 2022 | Volume 34 | Number 2 SPECIAL ISSUE. Beyond Corruption: From Colonial…
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Centro Journal 33, no2 (SUMMER 2021)
IN THIS ISSUE Articles Nuyorican mestizaje or la gran familia neorriqueña in Piri Thomas’s Down These Mean…
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Centro Journal 33, no 1 (SPRING 2021)
IN THIS ISSUE SPECIAL ISSUE: Navigating Insecurity: Crisis, Power, and Protest in Puerto Rican CommunitiesGuest editors: Aldo…
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Redistricting 2020: The Prospects of Increasing Hispanic Legislati...
If you wish to download the PDF version, please click here Introduction Hispanics are driving population growth across…
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Redistricting Threats to New York’s Hispanic Congressional Represe...
If you wish to download the PDF version, please click here Proposed redistricting maps threaten Hispanic congressional representation…
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If you wish to download the PDF version, please click here. Key Findings Introduction According to the…
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Four Year Anniversary of Hurricane Maria Series: Aging Population
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In 2019, the United States had an estimated population of 5,828,706 million Puerto Ricans with the majority…
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In 2019, Florida had the largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an estimated…
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Puerto Ricans in Virginia State, 2019
In 2019, Virginia had the 13th largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an estimated…
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Puerto Ricans in New York State, 2019
In 2019, New York had the 2nd largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an…
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Puerto Ricans in Pennsylvania State, 2019
In 2019, Pennsylvania had the 3rd largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an…
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Puerto Ricans in Massachusetts State, 2019
In 2019, Massachusetts had the 5th largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an…
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Puerto Ricans in New Jersey State, 2019
In 2019, New Jersey had the 4th largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an…
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Puerto Ricans in Georgia State, 2019
In 2019, Georgia had the largest 12th concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an estimated…
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Puerto Ricans in North Carolina State, 2019
In 2019, North Carolina had the 11th largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an…
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Puerto Ricans in Ohio State, 2019
In 2019, Ohio had the 10th largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an estimated…
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Puerto Ricans in Illinois State, 2019
In 2019, Illinois had the 9th largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an estimated…
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Puerto Ricans in California State, 2019
In 2019, California had the 8th largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an estimated…
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Puerto Ricans in Texas State, 2019
In 2019, Texas had the 7th largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an estimated…
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In 2019, Connecticut had the 6th largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an estimated…
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On April 26, 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau delivered to the president of the United States results…
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Centro Journal 32, no 1 (SPRING 2020)
IN THIS ISSUE Articles Revisiting Puerto Rico’s Nineteenth-Century Sugar-and-Slavery History | Francisco Scarano Disrupting Colonial Identity: Puerto…
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Centro Journal 32, no.2 (SUMMER 2020)
IN THIS ISSUE Articles New York, Puerto Rico and Cuba’s Latin Music Scenes and the Emergence of…
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Centro Journal 32, no 3 (FALL 2020)
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In 2018, Ohio had the 10th largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States with an…
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Centro Journal 31, no. 3 (Summer 2019)
Centro Journal 31, no. 3 (Summer 2019) IN THIS ISSUE Erasing Race: Translating Out the “Afro” in…
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Centro Journal 31, no. 2 (Spring 2019)
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Centro Journal 31, no. 1 (Fall 2019)
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Centro Journal 30, no. 3 (Summer 2018)
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Centro Journal 30, no. 2 (Spring 2018)
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Centro Journal 30, no. 1 (Fall 2018)
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Centro Journal 29, no. 3 ( FAll 2017)
Centro Journal 29, no. 3 (Fall 2017) IN THIS ISSUE Special Section: Grounding Puerto Ricans in PlaceGuest…
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Centro Journal 29, no. 2 (Summer 2017)
Centro Journal 29, no. 2 (Summer 2017) IN THIS ISSUE Table of Contents Sunshine Politics: Puerto Rican…
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Centro Journal 29, no. 1 (Spring 2017)
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Centro Journal 28, no. 2 (Fall 2016)
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Centro Journal 28, no. 1 (Spring 2016)
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Centro Journal 27, no. 2 (Fall 2015)
Centro Journal 27, no. 2 (Fall 2015) IN THIS ISSUE Table of Contents Puerto Ricans and Transnationalism:…
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Centro Journal 27, no. 1 (Spring 2015)
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Centro Journal 26, no. 2 (Fall 2014)
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Centro Journal 26, no. 1 (Spring 2014)
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Centro Journal 25, no. 2 (Fall 2013)
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Centro Journal 25, no. 1 (Spring 2013)
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Centro Journal 24, no. 1 (Spring 2012)
Centro Journal 24, no. 1 (Spring 2012) IN THIS ISSUE The Antifoundational Foundational Fiction of Piri Thomas…
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Centro Journal 24, no. 2 (Fall 2012)
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Centro Journal 23, no. 2 (Fall 2011)
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Centro Journal 21, no. 1 (Spring 2009)
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Centro Journal 21, no. 2 (Fall 2009)
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Centro Journal 20, no. 2 (Fall 2008)
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Centro Journal 19, no. 2 (Fall 2007)
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Centro Journal 19, no. 1 (Spring 2007)
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Centro Journal 18, no. 2 (Fall 2006)
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Centro Journal 18, no. 1 (Spring 2006)
Centro Journal 18, no. 1 (Spring 2006) IN THIS ISSUE Military Legacies and Popular Struggle in Vieques.Guest…
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Centro Journal 17, no. 2 (Fall 2005)
Centro Journal 17, no. 2 (Fall 2005) IN THIS ISSUE Puerto Rican Visual artists and the United…
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Centro Journal 17, no. 1 (Spring 2005)
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Centro Journal 16, no. 2 (Fall 2004)
Centro Journal 16, no. 2 (Fall 2004) IN THIS ISSUE Puerto Rican Music and Dance: Rican Structing…
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Centro Journal 16, no. 1 (Spring 2004)
Centro Journal 16, no. 1 (Spring 2004) IN THIS ISSUE Special Issue: Puerto Rican Music and Dance:…
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Centro Journal 15, no. 2 (Fall 2003)
Centro Journal 15, no. 2 (Fall 2003) IN THIS ISSUE Sirena Selena: A Novel for the New…
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Centro Journal 15, no. 1 (Spring 2003)
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Centro Journal 14, no. 2 (Fall 2002)
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Centro Journal 13, no. 2 (Fall 2001)
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Centro Journal 13, no. 1 (Spring 2001)
Centro Journal 13, no. 1 (Spring 2001) IN THIS ISSUE Conquering Categories: The Problem of Pre-History in…
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Centro Journal 12, no. 1 (Fall 2000)
Centro Journal 12, no. 1 (Fall 2000) IN THIS ISSUE Speaking English in Puerto Rico: The Impact…
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Centro Journal 11, no. 2 (Spring 2000)
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Centro Journal 11, no. 1 (Fall 1999)
Centro Journal 11, no. 1 (Fall 1999) IN THIS ISSUE 1898-1998, Part 2 The Promise and Disillusion…
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Centro Journal 9, no. 1 (Winter 1996- 97)
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Centro Journal 8, no. 1 & 2 (1996)
Centro Journal 8, no. 1 & 2 (1996) IN THIS ISSUE Race and Identity Un hombre (negro)…
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Centro Journal 7, no. 1 (Winter/Spring 1994-95)
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Centro Journal 6, no. 1 & 2 (Spring 1994)
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Centro Journal 4, no. 2 (Spring 1992)
Centro Journal 4, no. 2 (Spring 1992) IN THIS ISSUE Smoke and Ash: A Latino Writer Looks…
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Centro Journal 5, no. 1 (Winter 1992-93)
Centro Journal 5, no. 1 (Winter 1992-93) IN THIS ISSUE Puerto Rican Youth and Youth Culture #1…
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Centro Journal 5, no. 2 (Spring 1992-93)
Centro Journal 5, no. 2 (Spring 1992-93) IN THIS ISSUE Puerto Rican Youth and Youth Culture #2…
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Centro Journal 4, no. 1 (Winter 1991)
Centro Journal 4, no. 1 (Winter 1991) IN THIS ISSUE Puerto Rican History and Politics #1 The…
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Centro Journal 3, no. 2 (Spring 1991)
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Centro Journal 3, no. 1 (Winter 1990-91)
IN THIS ISSUE Latinos and the MediaPuerto Ricans and the Media: A Personal StatementBlanca Vázquez Mass Media in…
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Centro Journal 2, no. 8 (Spring 1990)
OUT OF PRINTLatino Film and Video Images From Assimilation to Annihilation: Puerto Rican Images in U.S. FilmsRichie Pérez…
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Centro Journal 2, no. 7 (Winter 1989-90)
OUT OF PRINTPuerto Rican Women as Writers and Workers La mujer en el Puerto Rico del siglo…
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Centro Journal 2, no. 6 (Summer 1989)
Centro 16th Anniversary Issue Puerto Rican Studies in the 1990s: Taking the Next Turn in the RoadJesse M.…
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Centro Journal 2, no. 5 (Spring 1989)
IN THIS ISSUE OUT OF PRINT“Politics in the Puerto Rican Community“ Ciencia y política en la lucha…
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Centro Journal 2, no. 4 (Fall 1988)
IN THIS ISSUE OUT OF PRINT A Community At Risk: The Health of Puerto Ricans AIDS and…
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Centro Journal 2, no. 3 (Spring 1988)
IN THIS ISSUE OUT OF PRINTPuerto Rican Culture Tato Laviera y Alurista: Hacia una poética bilingüeFrancis R.…
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Centro Journal 2, no. 2 (Winter 1987-88)
IN THIS ISSUE OUT OF PRINTEducation Explaining Puerto Rican PovertyAndrés Torres Hostos Community College and the Puerto…
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