The Puerto Rican Problem in Postwar New York City

by Edgardo Meléndez

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978831463
• ISBN13: 9781978831469
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"