Acosta-Belén, Edna. <br/><br/>
Puerto Ricans in the United States :  a contemporary portrait / 
Edna Acosta-Belén, Carlos E. Santiago. 
 - Boulder, Colo. :  Lynne Rienner Publishers,  2006. 
 - xiv, 272 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
 - Latinos, exploring diversity and change .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-252) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : portrait of a commuter nation -- The colonial experience -- Migrations before World War II -- Postwar migration patterns -- A demographic portrait -- Social and civil rights struggles -- Voices and images of the diaspora -- Overcoming the colonial experience: future challenges -- Brief chronology of Puerto Rican history. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1588263991 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781588263995 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1588264009 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781588264008 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006002396 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Puerto Ricans--History.--United States<br/>Puerto Ricans--Emigration and immigration--History.<br/>Puertorriqueños en Estados Unidos--Historia.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Puerto Rico--History.<br/>Puerto Rico--Historia.<br/>Puerto Rico--Emigración e inmigración.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>117 E 184  / A185p 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973/.04687295