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CENTRO Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies SPECIAL ISSUE Post-Disaster Recovery in Puerto Rico and Local Participation GUEST EDITOR Edwin Meléndez CENTRO Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies FALL 2020 | VOLUME XXXII | NUMBER 3 Puerto Rico has suffered the compounded effects of multiple disasters since the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017. At...

The Center for Puerto Rican Studies is saddened by the passing of visual artist and playwright Adál Maldonado. We send our most sincere condolences to his loved ones. Adal formed an integral part of the Nuyorican cultural movement in New York City; his art exploring the racial, political, and economic status of Puerto Ricans in the United States. His loss will be felt by many. In the Fall 2013...

Judge Juan R. Torruella (June 7, 1933 – October 26, 2020) On Monday, October 26, 2020, Judge Juan R. Torruella died at the young age of 87. He served as a federal judge for more than five decades and made a number of significant intellectual contributions to the study of the constitutional relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States. He viewed statehood as a vehicle for Puerto Rican’s...

The 2020 decennial census is under threat and Puerto Ricans, other Hispanics, and minorities in general will be negatively affected. We will be negatively affected because we will be undercounted. By not being counted fully, accurately and precisely, we and the towns and cities we live in will lose political power, social and political visibility, and governmental resources. The importance of the...