Latinos in New York

Communities in Transition

Edited by Gabriel Haslip-Viera and Sherrie L. Baver

Since the 1980’s a number of important books have been published that focus on issues affecting Hispanics throughout the United States; none until now, however, have focused soley on the New York experience. The 12 essays collected in Latinos in New York comprise the first booklength analysis of the past and present condition of Latinos in metropolitian New York. Focusing on Puerto Ricans, these essays also contain the most up-to-date thinking on the newer Latino migrant groups in New York such as the Dominicians, Cubans, Mexicans, Colombians, Ecuadorians, and Peruvians. Not only do the contributors emphasize the specificity of the New York Latino experience, they also suggest the generalization of many of their findings and policy recommendations to the national level.

Latinos in New York will be used as a text for courses in ethnic studies, sociology, political science, anthropology, and indeed any class that deals with minorities in urban America. While the book emphasizes what is unique about the Latino experience in New York, the authors also intend that the essays will be of relevance to general readers interested in Latino issues, policy analysts, and students of the Latino experience throughout the United States.

Gabriel Haslip-Viera is Assistant Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the City College of the City University of New York. He has published numerous scholarly articles.

Sherry L. Baver is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at The City College of the City University of New York. She is the author of The Political Economy of Colonialism:The State and Industrialization in Puerto Rico.

Reviews

“Hispanics now represent more than a quarter of New York City’s population and all indicators prognosticate a growing presence into the next century. This volume is the first effort to assemble scholarly works covering the range of communities and issues in ‘Latino New York.’ [T]he editors. . . succeed in their ambition to ‘develop teaching materials for courses on the Latino experience in the New York area.’ The twelve chapters are compiled by acknowledged experts in their respective fields and the writing is accessible to a non-academic audience. This book will be part of a benchmark literature, and frequently referenced in future publications on the subject.” — The Latino Review of Books

“Every essay in this volume addresses an important historical, sociological, cultural or public policy issue, each one packed with important new resource for the burgeoning field of Ethnic Studies.”—Evelyn Hu-DeHart, University of Colorado, Boulder

“A welcome and much-awaited addition to our ethnic and social history. Substantial, informative and comprehensive essays which will forever change our thinking about New York’s Latino communities.”—Virginia Sanchez Korrol, Brooklyn College, CUNY