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).
Subjects
Information sources listed in other works
External migration
History and culture change
Press
Settlement patterns
Commercial facilities
Labor
Labor supply and employment
Music
Gender status
Sodalities
Political parties
culture
Puerto Ricans (Mainland)
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