From Colonia to Community
Subtitle: The History of Puerto Ricans in New York City (Latino in American Society and Culture)
Edition: Upd Sub edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: November 18, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780520079007
Subjects: Civil rights & citizenship; History of specific racial & ethnic groups; Immigration & emigration; United States - State & Local - General; Minority Studies - Ethnic American; Hispanic Americans In The U.S.; History - U.S.; Puerto Ricans; History: World; Puerto Rico; USA; New York; History / General; World - General; 1898-1951; 20th century; History; New York (N.Y.); New York (State)
First sentence: In the early decades of this century, a significant number of Puerto Ricans from the countryside and urban centers of the island began to migrate to the northern metropolises of the United States.