PUERTO RICO SUN

Water house Originally uploaded by Priper . Casa flotantes en la Parguera P.R.

CENTRO POLICY STUDY FINDS THAT U.S. PUERTO RICAN POPULATION GREW NEARLY THREE TIMES AS FAST AS OVERALL POPULATION Center for Puerto Rican Studies Researcher Also Finds That Many Puerto Ricans Live in Counties With Very High Segregation A new public policy study by the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) examines patterns of residential settlement and segregation of Puerto Ricans in the United States and finds fast growth in the Puerto Rican population in almost all 50 states. “ Florida has become the new epicenter for Puerto Ricans,” said Carlos Vargas-Ramos, the report’s author and a Centro researcher. “ New York State , on the other hand, is the only state in the union that has lost Puerto Rican population.” Some of the major policy findings of Puerto Rican settlement include: The Puerto Rican population in the United States grew at a rate of 69 percent between 1980 and 2000, from two million to 3.4 million. This growth was almost t...

Caballos en Vieques Originally uploaded by Mickey Carrasquillo .

Community event Centro Gallery at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College presents You Are A Star, A Group Show Manuel Acevedo,Luis Carle, Javier Cintron, David A. Cruz, Ricardo Hernandez, Yasmin Hernandez, Miguel Luciano, Wanda Ortiz, Rafael Rosario, Tufinyito Rafael Velez Curated by José Vidal Until October 13 Reception on September 21, 6-8 p.m. The Gallery is open Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Centro is located on the third floor of the East Building at Hunter College at the corner of 68th Street and Lexington Avenue

IMG_6269 Originally uploaded by clarisel . Bobby Gonzalez (author of the "Last Puerto Rican Indian), me and Luis Cordero (publisher/artist of galeriacemi.com) at the Bronxnet studio

IMG_6268 Originally uploaded by clarisel . Me and Bobby Gonzalez, the author of "The Last Puerto Rican Indian" at the Bronxnet studio Bobby was a guest on a show I work on with a group of independent producers. Our show is called "Chatting with Family & Friends," and it airs on Bronxnet. Showdate of Bobby's interview TBA

Garita Originally uploaded by quinonesanibal .