Cafecito con… Puerto Rican Actors
Join CENTRO & the International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival for un Cafecito con… Puerto Rican Actors. We are joined by Puerto Rican Icon, Iris Chacon, and actors David Zayas, […]
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Family Archives Workshop
Are you interested in learning how to archive your personal materials or the materials of a loved one? Join CENTRO on November 23rd for a hands-on workshop for creating and preserving family archives. Through interactive discussions and activities, CENTRO will help you examine your family artifacts, reflect on the impact of migration and movement, and […]
Library & Archives Lunch Hour: New Books in Puerto Rican Studies
Looking to expand your reading list? Join CENTRO for a virtual Library & Archives Lunch Hour on December 3rd as we highlight new books in Puerto Rican Studies. The field of Puerto Rican studies is rich and diverse in both its subject matter and those who write about it, and there’s something for everyone this […]
Cafecito con... Marisel Vera & Carmen Cruz-Venie
Join CENTRO and Hunter College AFPRL Department for an event discussing the themes of colonialism, relocation, and the forging of Puerto Rican communities in Hawaii as shown in Marisel Vera's […]
Caudal: Puerto Rican and Dominican Dialogues on Feminism and Queerness
Join CENTRO December 13th for a panel discussion and celebration of a very special issue of the Summer 2024 CENTRO Journal, titled “Caudal: Contemporary Feminist & Queer Perspectives on Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.” This journal focuses on contemporary feminist and queer/cuir perspectives of cultural, social, and political phenomena from the Dominican Republic and […]
Library & Archives Lunch Hour: Johnny Torres Papers
Torres was a former businessman and president of the Metropolitan Spanish Merchants Association, also known as La Metro. After successfully running several bodegas, Torres became a food wholesaler and provided support to bodega owners. His work helped bring millions of dollars in revenue to Hispanic food retailers, and he provided practical advice to small business […]
Library & Archives Lunch Hour: Ibrahim González
For this month's Library & Archives Lunch Hour, we are so excited to dive into the collection of Ibrahim Aqil Adbush Shakur González, known as Ibrahim González. González was a multifaceted artist; musician, photographer, radio host, activist, and educator born in East Harlem well known for helping set up one of the first Latino-Muslim organizations […]
Opening Night of Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico & the Survival of a People
Join CENTRO on the opening night of Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People, on view at the CENTRO Gallery in El Barrio from March 13th, 2025 to September, 2025. This exhibition honors Puerto Rican identities in the archipelago and its diasporas. The Puerto Rican diaspora can be understood as a collage […]
CENTRO x CUMBRE - Cumbre Afro, Sites of Black Memory: Our Ancestors, Archives, and Arts
Cumbre Afro is coming to New York for the first time and will be ending in East Harlem, nestled between two prominent archives, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) and the NYPL’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. This year’s theme for Cumbre Afro, Sites of Black Memory: Our Ancestors, […]
CENTRO x CUMBRE - Cumbre Afro, Sites of Black Memory: Our Ancestors, Archives, and Arts
Cumbre Afro is coming to New York for the first time and will be ending in East Harlem, nestled between two prominent archives, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) and the NYPL’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. This year’s theme for Cumbre Afro, Sites of Black Memory: Our Ancestors, […]
