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"Jennifer as Selena: Rethinking Latinidad in Media and Popular Culture"
This essay analyzes the points of convergence and divergence among U.S. Latinx. The case of Jennifer Lopez (an entertainer who has articulated herself as both Puerto Rican and as Latina) illustrates how the umbrella concept of Latinidad is one…
Latinos Population Growth in the South: 12 Southern States 1990-2000
This report paints a profile of the Latinx population in the United States.
"A Transnational Colonial Migration: Puerto Rico’s Farm Labor Program"
In this article, the author analyzes the concept of a “transnational colonial state” and illustrates the dilemmas Puerto Ricans have faced as colonized subjects during the first half of the 20th century. The Farm Labor Program exemplified the…
"Reactive Ethnic Formations and Panethnic Identities: The Creation of Latinos in the United States"
This article explores the complexities of panethnicity in the U.S., in terms of how individuals from diverse national groups politically construct themselves as Latinx. The author argues that such articulation may be coming from the top (state) or…
"Two Sides of the Coin of Puerto Rican Migration: Depopulation in Puerto Rico and the Redefinition of the Diaspora"
From author: "This study examines the impact of post-Hurricane Maria on the Puerto Rican exodus and Puerto Rican diaspora in the U.S. mainland. The purpose of this paper is to measure post-Hurricane Maria exodus and how settlement patterns have…