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100 Years of Puerto Rican American Citizenship
April 05, 2017 at 6pm - 8pm Roosevelt House, Hunter College National events introducing a special issue of CENTRO Journal examining the Jones Act of 1917 and the granting to U.S. Citizenship to Puerto Ricans . Events include speakers on the issues surrounding the Jones Act. April 5, 2017 Roosevelt...
Meet The Author: Victor Vazquez-Hernandez
March 29, 2017 at 6pm - 8pm ​Centro Boardroom E1442, East Building, Hunter College Before the Wave: Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia, 1910–1945 This book recounts the genesis of the Puerto Rican community in Philadelphia during the interwar years (1917-1945) and connects the origins of this community...
Meet The Author: Jorge Duany
March 08, 2017 6pm - 8pm Glass Cafe, 3rd Floor, West Building, Hunter College Puerto Rico: What Everyone Needs to Know This new book provides a succinct, authoritative introduction to the Island's rich history, culture, politics, and economy. The book begins with a historical overview of Puerto...
Exhibition Panel and Opening: The Bodega
February 23, 2017 at 6pm - 9pm Centro Library Room 120, Silberman School of Social Work The Bodega: A Cornerstone of Puerto Rican Barrios (The Justo A Martí Collection) Professor Carlos Sanabria selected thirty-five images for a photo essay book about Puerto Rican bodegas as captured by...
Meet the Filmmaker: Diego Echeverria
Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 6–8 PM Room SB 115 Silberman School of Social Work 2180 Third Avenue (119th Street) Conversation with director Diego Echeverria about his documentary films, including the revival of the film Los Sures, based on the South Williamsburg community in Brooklyn. We will...
Nationalist Heroines: Puerto Rican Women History Forgot 1930s -1950s
Nationalist Heroines
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 from 6pm-8pm Glass Cafe 3rd Floor, West Building Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, NYC, Meet the Author: Olga Jimenez de Wagenheim Nationalist Heroines: Puerto Rican Women History Forgot 1930s -1950s Commentators: Katherine T. McCaffrey and Jason Cortes In Nationalist...
Celebrating Hiram Bithorn
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 from 6pm-8pm Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, NYC, Room: TBA, Meet the Author: Jorge Fidel Lopez Commentator: Julio Pabon Jorge Fidel Lopez: Sobre la vida de Hiram Gabriel Bithorn Sosa (The Life of Hiram Gabriel Bithorn Sosa). New book about Hiram Bithorn, the first...
International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival: Multimedia Production
November 12, 2016 at 9:30am - 6:30pm Silberman School of Social Work, Room 115AB 2180 Third Avenue (119th Street), NYC Moderators: Roxana Colorado, LN Strategic Consulting Services and Louis Perego Moreno, Program Dir. IPRHFF All day conference. Morning session: strategic planning, proposals, legal...
Poverty in Puerto Rico
Poverty in Puerto Rico
October 13, 2016, 6-8pm West Building Faculty Lounge, 8th Floor Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, NYC Presenter: Hector R. Cordero-Guzman, Ph.D., Professor, Baruch College, CUNY A recent study on poverty in Puerto Rico since the 1990s which examines the characteristics of the poor in Puerto Rico...
Café Con Comics: Boricuas in the Comic Book Industry
Exhibition open from October 5, 2016 to January 27, 2017 Panel: 6 - 7:30 PM RM 115AB, Silberman School of Social Work, 2180 Third Ave (119th St) Moderator: Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, writer and artist Panelists: Chris Batista, illustrator; Emilio J. López, illustrator and colorist; Will Rosado,...

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