Aqui Me Quedo: Puerto Ricans in Connecticut: Los Puertorriquenos en Connecticut (English and Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Ruth Glasser (Author), Jose E. Rodrigues Sellas (Illustrator), Samuel Lind (Translator), Maria de Lourdes Martinez (Translator), Racquel Requena (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1997

Aqum Me Quedo describes a group of citizens struggling against tremendous odds to build thriving and vibrant communities throughout Connecticut. Through careful research and especially oral histories, which are integral to this bilingual publication, the author explores the early history of Puerto Ricans migrating from the island to Connecticut (as early as 1844) up through the 20th century great migrations to work in the tobacco fields of the Connecticut Valley. Glasser looks closely at what the experience of migration meant to newcomers from Puerto Rico to Connecticut and how these individuals struggled to make a better life in an often hostile land. The oral histories which supplement each subject covered personalize these issues and make them come alive for the general reader.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Spanish (translation)
Original Language: English

About the Author

Ruth Glasser is an independent public historian. She received her Ph.D. in American Studies in 1991 from Yale University. Since then she has worked on publications, music festivals, museum exhibits, documentaries, and other projects related to the Puerto Rican and Latino communities of New York, Connecticut, and other parts of New England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Connecticut Humanities Council (1997)
• Language: English, Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0910721084
• ISBN-13: 978-0910721080
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #251,076 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars an original contribution to the study of immigrant life, August 23, 1998

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This review is from: Aqui Me Quedo: Puerto Ricans in Connecticut: Los Puertorriquenos en Connecticut (English and Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Ruth Glasser, already well known for her book on the role of music among Puerto Rican immigrant communities (My Music is My Flag), has made an original contribution to our knowledge of the history of Puerto Ricans in the United States with Aqui me quedo, a work of social history based largely on personal interviews with dozens of Puerto Rican residents of Connecticut. The work is also informed by a solid mastery of existing works on the subject, official documents, statistics, etc. Several aspects of the immigrant experience are examined: the family, problems of discrimination, work experiences, labor movements, political incorporation, forms of cultural expression.

The book is presented in bilingual form, with Spanish on one side of the page and English on the other. In short, this book is a precious resource, not just for the people directly concerned but more generally for anyone curious about the experience of Puerto Rican immigrants to the United States and their mode of integration.