Centro Press’ upcoming publication of Not the Time to Stay: The Unpublished Plays of Victor Fragoso, is an edited collection of the previously unpublished theatre oeuvre of Puerto Rican playwright Víctor Fragoso from the NYC theatre scene of the 1970s and 1980s. Dr Consuelo Martínez Reyes is the main editor and translator of this publication. […]
Two authors speak about their books using historical fiction to relate the female narrative in 19th Century Puerto Rico. Dr. Virgina Sanchez-Korrol’s newest book “The Season of Rebels and Roses” is a historical novel for teens which follows women's involvement in the nineteenth-century independence movements to free Puerto Rico and Cuba from Spain. Eleanor Parker […]
Edna Acosta-Belén and Carlos Santiago trace the trajectory of the Puerto Rican experience from the early colonial period, through a series of waves of migration to the US, to current cultural legacies and political and social challenges. Their work is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand the history, contributions, and contemporary realities of […]
Panel discussion on pressing issues raised by the new anthology "Psychoanalysis in the Barrios: Race, Class, and the Unconscious,", featuring co-editors Patricia Gherovici and Christopher Christian, as well as Puerto Rican psychoanalyst Alfredo Carrasquillo. Taking as point of departure the barrios, the panel seeks to break the invisible borders in which psychoanalysis finds itself and […]
A recollection and analysis of the role of ethnic identity in Puerto Rican politics in New York City between 1960 and 1990. This book illustrates how Puerto Ricans in New York City sought equality through a politics of difference committed to the realization of democratic norms and values. Author: José E. Cruz, SUNY Albany Commentator: […]
Pura Belpré, New York City’s first Puerto Rican librarian was an ambassador for the New York Public Library’s work with the Puerto Rican/Latino community. The innovative storyteller, folklorist and puppeteer used puppetry, arts and crafts as tools to teach children to read, write and express themselves and transformed a community. Film and discussion. Centro Library […]
Fully revised and expanded to reflect more than a decade of new developments and data, the second edition of this widely acclaimed book presents an up-to-date, comprehensive portrait of the second largest Latino group in the United States. Edna Acosta-Belén and Carlos Santiago trace the trajectory of the Puerto Rican experience from the early colonial […]
Puerto Rican Heritage Cultural Ambassador Program Pioneros/as Series: Plena is Work, Plena is Song Plena is an original Puerto Rican musical tradition in the form of storytelling song. The documentary traces the historical and cultural development of plena throughout the 20th century. It features great performers of the past and contemporary attempts to preserve plena. […]
Puerto Rican Heritage Cultural Ambassador Program Pioneros/as Series: Tato Laviera The story of Tato Laviera, renowned Nuyorican poet, playwright, author and activist -- one of the greatest representatives of the Nuyorican movement and school of poetry -- as told by family, friends, and colleagues. Film and discussion. Thursday, June 20, 2019 6-8 PM Centro Library […]
Hurricane Maria caused billions of dollars in damages to Puerto Rico and left 3.4 million island residents without electric power, potable water, and telecommunications. Recovery is estimated to take years. This two day conference will look at the recovery two years after Maria and what is needed for the future. Friday September 20, 2019 9 […]
