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Author:

Meléndez, Edgardo, author.

Title:

The "Puerto Rican problem" in postwar New York City / Edgardo Meléndez.

Publisher:

Rutgers University Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

v, 244 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Puerto Ricans--New York--New York--Social conditions--20th century.
Puerto Ricans--New York--New York--Public opinion.
Puerto Ricans--Government relations.
New York (N.Y.)--History--History--20th century.
Puerto Rico--History--History--20th century.
New York (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.
New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--1898-1951.
New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--1951-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The "Puerto Rican problem" in postwar New York City and the study of Puerto Rican migration and incorporation in the United States -- The "Puerto Rican problem" campaign in New York City -- Dealing with the "Puerto Rican problem" in New York City -- The "Puerto Rican problem" in New York City and Puerto Rico's migration policy -- Marcantonio, the "Puerto Rican problem," and the 1949 mayoral election in New York City -- "Our fellow citizens from Puerto Rico" : the Mayor's Committee on Puerto Rican Affairs -- The demise of MCPRA and the redefinition of the "Puerto Rican problem" -- In the aftermath of the "Puerto Rican problem" in New York City.

Summary:

"The "Puerto-Rican Problem" in Postwar New York City presents the first comprehensive examination of the emergence, evolution, and consequences of the "Puerto Rican problem" movement and narrative in New York City from 1945 to 1960. This notion originated in an intense public campaign that arose in reaction to the entry of Puerto Rican migrants to the city after 1945. The "problem" narrative influenced their incorporation in New York City and other regions of the United States where they settled. The anti-Puerto Rican campaign led to the formulation of public policies by the governments of Puerto Rico and New York City seeking to ease their incorporation in the city. Notions intrinsic to this narrative later entered American academia (like the "culture of poverty") and American popular culture (e.g., West Side Story), which reproduced many of the stereotypes associated with Puerto Ricans at that time and shaped the way in which Puerto Ricans were studied and perceived by Americans"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Latinidad : transnational cultures in the United States

ISBN:

1978831471
9781978831476
1978831463
9781978831469

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1334726805

LCCN:

2022010599

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)