The "Puerto Rican Problem" in Postwar New York City
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The "Puerto Rican Problem" in Postwar New York City

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The "Puerto Rican Problem" in Postwar New York City

About this book

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.
 

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. The Study of Puerto Rican Migration and Incorporation in the United States
  8. 2. The “Puerto Rican Problem” Campaign in New York City
  9. 3. Dealing with the “Puerto Rican Problem” in New York City
  10. 4. The “Puerto Rican Problem” in New York City and Puerto Rico’s Migration Policy
  11. 5. Marcantonio, the “Puerto Rican Problem,” and the 1949 Mayoral Election in New York City
  12. 6. The Mayor’s Committee on Puerto Rican Affairs
  13. 7. The Demise of MCPRA and the Redefinition of the “Puerto Rican Problem”
  14. 8. In the Aftermath of the “Puerto Rican Problem” in New York City
  15. Epilogue
  16. Acknowledgments
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index
  20. About the Author
  21. Series List