Book
The Puerto Rican migrant in New York City
Columbia University Press • New York • Published In 1938 • Pages:
By: Chenault, Lawrence Royce.
Abstract
Chenault's work is considered to be the only source of information on Puerto Rican migrants in New York City for the 1930s. The author discusses some of the social effects of the migration, especially in regard to the social problems that it created. After a description of the background, extent of the migration, and places of settlement of the migrants in New York City, Chenault discusses occupations, employment opportunities, and economic status in the city. This latter section of the text includes data on housing and health. Other problems considered in this work are those dealing with the social adjustment of Puerto Ricans to the new community, anti-social behavior (crime and delinquency), the effects of the migration on family life, forms of recreation, and social activities.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Economist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1992
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1930
- Coverage Place
- New York, N.Y., United States
- Notes
- by Lawrence R. Chenault
- Chapter III deals with the composition, growth, and economic conditions of the population of Puerto Rico and has been indexed for History and Culture Change 170, as general culture background.
- Includes index. Bibliography: p. 175-180
- LCSH
- Puerto Ricans--New York (N.Y.)