Before the Wave: Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia, 1910–1945 (*)

Before the Wave:

Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia, 1910–1945

 Víctor Vázquez-Hernández

ISBN 9781945662027 |  LCCN 2016047262

Pbk. 2017; 129 pages

This book recounts the genesis of the Puerto Rican community in Philadelphia during the interwar years (1917–1945). It connects the origins of this community to the mass migration of the post-WW II years when Puerto Ricans consolidated their presence in Philadelphia (1945–1985).

About the Author

Víctor Vázquez-Hernández is Professor and Chair of the Social Sciences Department at Miami-Dade College, Wolfson Campus. He is coeditor, with Carmen T. Whalen, of Puerto Rican Diaspora: Historical Perspectives (Temple University Press, 2005).