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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…

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…

This is a working paper that focuses on the Latino populations in South Carolina. It includes population concentration increase rates by counties.

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…

This book examines the role of the Puerto Rican government in the migration of experiences of Puerto Ricans to the United States during the 1940s and 1950s, a period that marked the largest migration wave in the 20th century.

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…