Puerto Rico Is in the Heart: Emigration, Labor, and Politics in the Life and Work of Frank Espada [electronic resource] /
Carvalho, E.author.
Set against the backdrop of contemporary US economic history, Puerto Rico Is in the Heart examines the emigration, labor, and political experiences of documentary photographer, human rights activist, and Puerto Rican community leader Frank Espada and considers the cultural impact of neoliberal programs directed at Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Permissions; Chronology List; Introduction; 1 Beloved and Reviled; 2 "We came to this country broke."; 3 "[N]ot good enough"; 4 Organizing: "[A] question of survival"; 5 Conclusion: The Return; Postscript: "Without love . . ."; Works Cited; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Set against the backdrop of contemporary US economic history, Puerto Rico Is in the Heart examines the emigration, labor, and political experiences of documentary photographer, human rights activist, and Puerto Rican community leader Frank Espada and considers the cultural impact of neoliberal programs directed at Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans.
Espada, Frank, 1930-
Espada, Frank, 1930-
Ethnology-Latin America.
Literature   .
Industrial sociology.
Emigration and immigration.
America-Literatures.
Arts.
Latin American Culture.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Sociology of Work.
Migration.
North American Literature.
Arts.