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

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.