Publications Catalog: History and Migration

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1 PIONEROS: PUERTO RICANS IN NEW YORK CITY by Félix V. Matos-Rodríguez and Pedro Juan Hernández The history of Puerto Ricans in the so-called "Babel of Steel" dates back more than a century. Through hundreds of images of the "pioneers" - those Puerto Rican migrants who established themselves in New York City between the 1890s and the end of WW II - we capture a glimpse of their daily lives, and of their individual and collective stories. This rich sample of images from the Archives of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College helps to examine the history of the Puerto Rican community at a time when it was spreading its roots in NYC's social, political, cultural, and economic life. La historia de los puertorriqueños residentes en la llamada "Babel de Hierro" se remonta a más de cien años. A través de las cientos de imágenes de los "pioneros", aquellos boricuas migrantes que se establecieron en Nueva York entre los 1890s y finales de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, podemos acercarnos mas a su vida cotidiana y sus historias individuales y colectivas. Esta muestra de las colecciones del Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños en Hunter College nos ayudan a remontarnos al pasado de la comunidad puertorriqueña en los momentos en que comenzaba a afincar sus raíces en la vida social, política, cultural y económica de la ciudad. $21.99 Paperback, 128 pp. 2001, ISBN DIVIDED ARRIVAL: NARRATIVES OF THE PUERTO RICAN MIGRATION by Juan Flores, Editor The readings included here have special value of being first-hand testimony; whether strictly autobiographical or wholly imagined--and among them they exemplify the full range from fact to fiction--all were told by direct participants in that early migration $5.00 Paperback, 73 pp. 1987, reprinted 1998 ISBN X

2 EXTENDED ROOTS: FROM HAWAII TO NEW YORK, MIGRACIONES PUERTORRIQUEÑAS A LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS Oral History Task Force Proceedings from a conference on Puerto Rican migrations explore historical tragectories of five Puerto Rican communities in Hawaii; Lorain, Ohio; San Jose, California; Vineland, New Jersey; and New York City. Similarities and contrasts are established between communities formed at the beginning of the century, in the post World War II period, and more recently. The essays highlight the economic implications of migration to urban and rural settings at particular moments in time, discrimination, cultural legacies, issues of historical interpretation and methods of conducting oral history and community history research. $5.00 Paperback, 86 pp. 1986, reprinted 1998, ISBN Las Carpetas: persecución política y derechos civiles en Puerto Rico (ensayos y documentos) (OUT OF PRINT) Ramón Bosque-Pérez and José Javier Colón-Morera, editors The collection of essays and documents included in this volume deals with issues of civil rights and political persecution in Puerto Rico. The book, coedited by a Centro researcher (Bosque-Pérez) and a UPR Political Science professor (Colón Morera), is published by the Centro para la investigación y Promoción de los Derechos Civiles (CIPDC), a non profit organization in Puerto Rico that promotes education and research of civil rights issues. The essays and documents cover issues such as the illegal police surveillance of political activists in Puerto Rico (the carpetas scandal); consensus, political repression and decolonization; the role of federal agencies in political persecution; human rights violations and Puerto Rican political prisoners; and political intolerance in Puerto Rico. The book is relevant to courses dealing with civil rights in Puerto Rico, contemporary Puerto Rican society and Puerto Rican history. Text in Spanish; 400+ pages; includes photographs, tables, bibliography and chronology. $15.00 ISBN /Library of Congress Catalog Card No

3 LOS QUE SE VAN, LOS QUE REGRESAN: Puerto Rican Migration to and from the United States, Edwin Melendez In this study, the characteristics of Puerto Rican immigrants to and from the United States, from 1982 to 1988 are exampled. The central questions posed are: How do recent emigrants compare to the Puerto Rican population on the island? How do recent return migrants to the island compare to Puerto Rican in the U.S.? and To what extent does return migration reflect circular migration? $5.00 Paperback, 56 pp. 1993, ISBN INDUSTRY AND IDLENESS Frank Bonilla and Ricardo Campos The four essays presented here highlight distinctive features of the conflicting patterns of Puerto Rican participation in the labor market with a view to clarifying how development outcomes and social mobility have been shaped by the ways in which Puerto Rican labor has been used or excluded from work. $5.00 Paperback, 106 pp. 1986, ISBN MANOS A LA OBRA: The Story Behind Operation Bootstrap Pedro Angel Rivera A study guide companion to the documentary film, "Manos a la Obra: The Study of Operation Bootstrap". An important resource guide to the study of Puerto Rico's industrialization plan within the context of the Island's colonial history. With annotated bibliographies. Excellent as a study group or classroom text. $5.00 Paperback, 25 pp. 1986, ISBN

4 LA MANIGUA EN PARIS: Correspondencia Diplomatica de Betances Félix Ojeda Reyes, editor. Una valiosa contribución a la historiografía sobre el doctor Ramón Emeterio Betances, Padre de la Patria puertorriqueña, ha hecho Félix Ojeda Reyes, al compilar una serie de materiales (especialmente cartas) del ilustre diplomático y revolucionario, en el Archivo Nacional de la República de Cuba. Muchos de estos materiales estaban inéditos. $5.00 Paperback, 156 pp. 1984, ISBN

5 MEMOIRS OF BERNARDO VEGA: A Contribution to the History of Puerto Rican Community in New York César Andreu Iglesias, editor Translated by Juan Flores, Monthly Review Press A true worker-intellectual, a cigar-maker by trade, Bernardo Vega tells about the difficulties faced by the new immigrants, about their growing involvement in political parties, labor organizations, and socialist movements, and about their vibrant cultural life. These memoirs are not only absorbing reading, but an important contribution to the history of the Puerto Rican community in New York, and to the literature on immigration, ethnic relations, and urban history. $10.00 Paperback, 243 pp. 1984, ISBN SOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF PUERTO RICAN MIGRATION History Task Force This writing focuses on the migration of Puerto Ricans to the United States in the period after the end of the Second World War. Despite the fact that Puerto Ricans have had free entry into the U.S. since 1904 and eventhough the Puerto Rican presence in the U.S. dates back to the nineteenth century very little is known about the earlier migration experience. It is hoped that this anthology will be of interest to both the researcher and the general public and that it will stimulate new historical investigation. $5.00 Paperback, 224 pp. 1983, ISBN LABOR MIGRATION UNDER CAPITALISM: The Puerto Rican Experience (OUT OF PRINT) History Task Force This book is a major contribution to an understanding of the complex and contradictory economic and political forces propelling the massive displacement of workers and nationalities, and of the consequences of such displacement for both Puerto Rico and the U.S. cities to which they come. $5.00 Hardcover, 285 pp. 1979, ISBN