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Between 1930 and 1970, around one third of all women in Puerto Rico were sterilized to address concerns of 'surplus population'

When Puerto Rico became a colony of the US in 1898, much of its population was living in poverty. The US government and Puerto Rico's appointed government instituted an economic development strategy ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Exposicion de 46 obras destaca eventos historicos de P.Rico entre 1751 y 1950

San Juan, 19 feb (EFEUSA).San Juan, 19 feb (EFEUSA). — La Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) acoge a partir del próximo día 24 “Reflejos de la historia de Puerto Rico en el arte”, exposición de 46 obras ...
Hyperallergic

Constructing Puerto Rican Identity in the 1950s Through Craft, Lists, and Fairs

Norberto Cedeño, saint woodcarver, carving an image of St. John the Baptist at the Center for Popular Arts, San Juan, circa 1963 (all images courtesy the Archivo General de Puerto Rico) For as long as ...
JSTOR Daily

Managing the “Priceless Gift”: Debating Spanish Language Instruction in New Mexico and Puerto Rico, 1930–1950

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract While Spanish persisted as a foreign language in the United States, its long presence in New Mexico and Puerto Rico provided the opportunity ...
LancasterOnline

Regina Soto was among the first Puerto Ricans to move to Lititz in the 1950s. Now she’s 100. [photos, video]

Regina Ortiz Soto hasn’t returned to her coastal hometown of Maunabo, Puerto Rico, in about six years. But decades ago, in the 1950s, she was among the first Puerto Ricans to migrate to Lancaster ...
Hyperallergic

Constructing Puerto Rican Identity in the 1950s Through Craft, Lists, and Fairs

Alegría attached to his letter an outline of potential topics to discuss. The outline included a history of craft in Puerto Rico in three bullet points — Indigenous, European (Spanish), and African — ...