¡Yo soy Boricua! Identity-related work and collective elevation strategies among New York Puerto Ricans

Audrey Célestine & translated by Oliver Waine — 2023-05-05T05:00:00Z

Puerto Ricans in New York City form a minority group in the struggle against discrimination. Audrey Célestine shows how this group is reappropriating the self-segregation imposed by the institutions on the model of the mutual aid of the African American and Hispanic communities.
As American citizens of a territory that had been colonized since the end of the 19th century, Puerto Ricans settled in New York suffered from poverty and racism. Like all populations that have migrated to the United

- From the Field / Puerto Rico, New York, identité, inégalités, discrimination

Planning for the Unimaginable: Puerto Rico and Strategies for Climate-Change Adaptation

Cecelia Walsh-Russo — 2018-05-01T05:00:00Z

The damage from the two hurricanes that struck Puerto Rico was multiplied by US austerity plans that deprived the island of resources to implement its carefully crafted climate plans. Public debt and calls for privatization are further hampering Puerto Rico's recovery. Repairing damaged housing, utilities, and creating greater resilience requires major investment and community-based adaptation initiatives.
---- Series: Climate Change and Social Change During late September 2017, the island of

- From the Field / catastrophe, disaster, environment, inequalities, United States, hurricane, climate change, climate action plans, austerity, environmental justice, climate justice, storm recovery, social change, Puerto Rico, weather

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¡Yo soy Boricua! Identity-related work and collective elevation strategies among New York Puerto Ricans

Planning for the Unimaginable: Puerto Rico and Strategies for Climate-Change Adaptation