Book

Puerto Rican Americans: the meaning of migration to the mainland

Prentice-Hall • Englewood Cliffs, N.J. • Published In 1987 • Pages: xvi, 208

By: Fitzpatrick, Joseph P..

Abstract

This work examines the meaning of migration as a profound human experience for both Puerto Ricans and native New Yorkers. The focus of the study, however, is on the quest of the Puerto Rican for social identity, and the long process involved from the initial landing of the migrants in New York City to their incorporation as New Yorkers. The document presented here discusses the dynamics of migration, the Puerto Rican community in New York City, the family, poverty and public welfare, the problem of 'color', religion, Puerto Ricans and the school system, drug abuse, and the new generation of Puerto Rican poets and authors who comprise the group known as the 'Nuyoricans'. Information contained in chapters three and five, dealing with the island background and the family in Puerto Rico, have been indexed for the SU01 Puerto Ricans - Island file.

HRAF PubDate

2002

Region

North America

Sub Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Sociologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle 1992

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

1971-

Coverage Place

New York, N.Y., United States

Notes

[by] Joseph P. Fitzpatrick

Includes index

LCCN

86022590

LCSH

Puerto Ricans--New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs/Puerto Ricans--United States--Social life and customs/New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs