Puerto Ricans on the Mainland: Breaking Away from Benign Neglect.

Gonzalez, Juan

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ERIC Number: EJ266613

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982

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Puerto Ricans on the Mainland: Breaking Away from Benign Neglect.

Gonzalez, Juan

Perspectives: The Civil Rights Quarterly, v13 n3 p8-17 Win 1982

Puerto Ricans on the United States mainland face problems of discrimination, poverty, unemployment, poor working conditions, cutbacks in bilingual education funds, poor housing, housing displacement, and discriminatory treatment by the justice system. Alliances are being forged among various Puerto Rican groups in a growing movement to demand equality for Puerto Ricans. (Author/MJL)

Descriptors: Activism, Civil Rights, Community Action, Community Organizations, Court Litigation, Employment Level, Ethnic Discrimination, Hispanic Americans, Housing Discrimination, Public Policy, Puerto Ricans, Socioeconomic Status, Unemployment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - General

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Language: English

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