The "Puerto Rican problem" in postwar New York City / Edgardo Meléndez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meléndez, Edgardo, author.

Series:

Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Puerto Ricans--Government relations.

Puerto Ricans.

Puerto Ricans--New York (State)--New York--Public opinion.

Puerto Ricans--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions--20th century.

Puerto Rico--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Puerto Rico.

New York (N.Y.)--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

New York (N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--1951-.

New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--1898-1951.

New York (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2023]

Summary:

The "Puerto-Rican Problem" in Postwar New York City presents the first comprehensive examination of the emergence, evolution, and consequences of the "Puerto Rican problem" campaign and narrative in New York City from 1945 to 1960. This notion originated in an intense public campaign that arose in reaction to the entry of Puerto Rican migrants to the city after 1945. The "problem" narrative influenced their incorporation in New York City and other regions of the United States where they settled. The anti-Puerto Rican campaign led to the formulation of public policies by the governments of Puerto Rico and New York City seeking to ease their incorporation in the city. Notions intrinsic to this narrative later entered American academia (like the "culture of poverty") and American popular culture (e.g., West Side Story), which reproduced many of the stereotypes associated with Puerto Ricans at that time and shaped the way in which Puerto Ricans were studied and perceived by Americans.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1 The Study of Puerto Rican Migration and Incorporation in the United States

2 The "Puerto Rican Problem" Campaign in New York City

3 Dealing with the "Puerto Rican Problem" in New York City

4 The "Puerto Rican Problem" in New York City and Puerto Rico's Migration Policy

5 Marcantonio, the "Puerto Rican Problem," and the 1949 Mayoral Election in New York City

6 The Mayor's Committee on Puerto Rican Affairs

7 The Demise of MCPRA and the Redefinition of the "Puerto Rican Problem"

8 In the Aftermath of the "Puerto Rican Problem" in New York City

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-238) and index.

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ISBN:

1-9788-3148-X

1-9788-3150-1

OCLC:

1346361074