Book
From colonia to community: the history of Puerto Ricans in New York City, 1917-1948
Greenwood Press • (9) • Published In 1983 • Pages: xix, 242
By: Sánchez Korrol, Virginia.
Abstract
This study explores the development of the Puerto Rican settlements or COLONIAS in New York City during the first four decades of the twentieth century. Primary emphasis is placed on the community's organizational network, coping institutions in the society, settlement patterns, occupations, and the role of women in the community. In addition, the author revises previously accepted interpretations of Puerto Rican migrant experiences, building on the works of Joseph P. Fitzpatrick, Lawrence R. Chenault, and C. Wright Mills. Several issues significant to the migratory process are also discussed by Sánchez Korrol, particularly those that deal with the following questions: (1) why did Puerto Ricans come to New York City in the early 1900s; (2) what kinds of communities did they establish and what institutions or practices emerged to meet the needs of the migrants; (3) how did the settlements in New York relate to one another, to relevant issues pertinent to Puerto Ricans on the island, and to the non-Hispanic host society; and finally (4) who were these early migrants and how did they carve a definable community for themselves in the city (p. 5).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Historian
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1992
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1917-1948
- Coverage Place
- New York, N.Y., United States
- Notes
- [by] Virginia E. Sánchez Korrol
- Includes index. Bibliography: p. [225]-231
- LCCN
- 82018691
- LCSH
- Puerto Ricans--New York (N.Y.)--History/New York (N.Y.)--History