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Thursday, November 8, 2018 6:00 - 8:00 PM Centro Library and Archives Silberman Building, Rm 120 2180 Third Ave. at 119th St. New York, NY 10035 In Soldiers of the Nation , Harry Franqui-Rivera argues that the emergence of strong and complicated Puerto Rican national identities is deeply rooted in...
- Thursday, October 11, 2018 6-8 pm Faculty Dining Room, 8th Floor,West Building, Hunter College, 68th Street & Lexington Ave., NYC Two authors speak about their books using historical fiction to relate the female narrative in the 19 th Century (one in NYC and the other in Puerto Rico). Dr...
Thursday, September 27, 2018 6:00 - 8:00 PM Centro Library and Archives Silberman Building, Rm 120 2180 Third Ave. at 119th St. New York, NY 10035 Centro Press’ upcoming publication of Not the Time to Stay: The Unpublished Plays of Victor Fragoso , is an edited collection of the previously...
Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans Diaspora Summit III Rebuild Puerto Rico #RebuildPR Hurricane Maria caused billions of dollars in damages to Puerto Rico and left 3.4 million island residents without electric power, potable water, and telecommunications. Recovery is estimated to take years. In response to...
Thursday May 03, 2018 at 6pm - 8pm Silberman School of Social Work, Auditorium, 2180 Third Ave (at 119th Street), NYC The premiere of a new production by Centro’s media team. A film on the story of Tato Laviera, renowned Nuyorican poet, playwright, author and activist -- one of the greatest...
Opening Reception April 26, 2018 6-8 PM Centro Library and Archives Silberman Building, Rm 120 2180 Third Ave. at 119th St. New York, NY 10035 The Centro Archives are growing! Highlights from our newest archival acquisitions from such notables as Herman Badillo, Miriam Colon, Victor Fragoso and...
Thursday, April 19, 2018 6-8 pm Faculty Dining Room, 8th Floor,West Building, Hunter College, 68th Street & Lexington Ave., NYC Population, Migration, and Socioeconomic Outcomes among Island and Mainland Puerto Ricans--La Crisis Boricua by Marie T. Mora; Alberto Dávila and Havidán Rodríguez -...
Thursday, April 12, 2018 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Centro Library and Archives Silberman School of Social Work 2180 Third Avenue/119th Street, NYC Room 121 The Center for Puerto Rican Studies invites you to a research seminar showcasing current research by Centro Research Associates and a Centro-based...
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 6-8 pm Centro Library and Archives Silberman Building, Rm 120 2180 Third Ave. at 119th St., NYC PUBLIC PROGRAM Elba Cabrera, the surviving sister talks about her siblings, Evelina López Antonetty and Lillian López, and their pioneering contributions to the community...
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 6pm - 8pm Hunter Faculty Dining Room, 8th Floor, West Building, Hunter College New York City Llana Barber explores the transformation of Lawrence, Massachusetts, into New England’s first Latino-majority city. Like many industrial cities, Lawrence entered a downward...