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Puerto Ricans have a long history of migrating to and building communities in various parts of the United States in search of a better life. From their arrival in Hawai'i in 1900 to the post-World War II era--during which communities flourished throughout the Midwest and New England--the Puerto Rican diaspora has been growing steadily. In fact, the 2000 census shows that almost as many Puerto Ricans live in the United States as in Puerto Rico itself.The contributors to this volume provide an overview of the Puerto Rican experience in America, delving into particular aspects of colonization and citizenship, migration and community building. Each chapter bridges the historical past with contemporary issues. Throughout the text, personal narratives and photographs bring these histories to life, while grappling with underlying causes and critical issues such as racism and employment that shape Puerto Rican life in America.

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• 1 Colonialism, Citizenship, and the Making of the Puerto Rican Diaspora: An Introduction
• 2 Borinkis and Chop Suey: Puerto Rican Identity in Hawai'i, 1900 to 2000
• 3 Jeses Coldn and The Making of a New York City Commu

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It is only a matter of time before Puerto Ricans are recognized to be a diasporic community, as identified in the title of this important collection edited by leading Latino studies scholars Whalen (Williams College) and Vasquez-Hernandez. Variations on well-covered themes of labor migration, citizenship, identity formation, and community building within the established context of US colonialism and racism reinforce prevailing paradigms of Puerto Rican studies. The essays present new materials on known sites of the Puerto Rican diaspora, such as established communities on the East Coast (New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Boston) and in the industrial Midwest (Chicago). But the studies on the plantations of Hawai'i (Lopez) and the steel town of Lorain, OH (Rivera) are the most captivating, for the simple reason that they focus attention on lesser-known Puerto Rican histories. Each study can be read alone, but taken together as a chronicle of a people scattered widely across the Americas over time and space, this collection of original essays produces a very satisfying encounter with a demographic phenomenon both familiar and new. Whalen bookends the volume with an excellent historical overview and conclusion. The writing throughout is clear and jargon free, and select photos enliven the narratives. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries. E. Hu-DeHart Brown University

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Carmen Teresa Whalen is Associate Professor of History at Williams College and author of From Puerto Rico to Philadelphia: Puerto Rican Workers and Postwar Economies (Temple, 2001). Víctor Vázquez-Hernández is a History Professor who teaches in Latin American Studies, American Studies and U.S. History.

Contributors: Linda C. Delgado, The College of Mt. St. Vincent; Ruth Glasser, University of Connecticut; Iris O. López, City College of New York; Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Hunter College; Eugenio "Gene" Rivera; Maura Toro-Morn, Illinois State University; Olga Jiménez Wagenheim, Rutgers University, Newark; and the editors.