Centro Journal 15, no. 1 (Spring 2003)

IN THIS ISSUE

Introduction
Jose E. Cruz, Guest Editor

Puerto Rican Politics in the United States: Examination of Major Perspectives and Theories
Edgardo Meléndez

The Political Participation of Puerto Ricans in New York City
Carlos Vargas-Ramos

Save Hostos: The Struggle for a College in the South Bronx, 1973-1978
Gerald Meyer

Hostos Community College: Battle of the Seventies
Ramón J. Jimenez

Barrio Dreams: Housing and Gentrification in El Barrio
Arlene Dávila

Boricua in the Barrio: Political Trust among Puerto Ricans in Chicago and Nationwide
Melissa R. Michelson

Unfulfilled Promises: Puerto Rican Politics and Poverty
José E. Cruz

Reflections on Latino Nonprofit Advocacy and Welfare Reform in New Jersey
María Josefa Canino-Arroyo

Puerto Rican Politics in New York City: A Conversation with Roberto Ramirez
Felix V. Matos Rodríguez

Recent works on Vieques, Colonialism, and Fishermen
César Ayala

Education: Culture and Power-A Review Essay
Ursula Casanova