Politics Featured story Presidential primary brings attention, frustration to Puerto Rico Tomorrow's presidential primary is bringing Puerto Ricans just the attention the struggling island has been clamoring for: visits by the candidates and a former president, and media attention that people hope will help their fellow US citizens on the mainland to understand their plight. But Puerto Ricans have too much experience of being taken for granted to believe it will make a difference. US politicians promise to help Puerto Rico every four years, then seem to forget about the island once the elections are over, residents here complain. To read more, go to: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/05/31/presidential_primary_brings_attention_frustration_to_puerto_rico/
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From the archives of PRSUN TV Footage of the 2006 National Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC This year's national parade is Sunday, June 8, on Fifth Avenue.
Community Calendar Sunday, June 15, 7:30-10 p.m. "In the Heights" Dinner Hispaniola Restaurant, 839 W. 181st St. at Cabrini Blvd., Manhattan Watch the Tony Awards live and count how many trophies the musical wins. "In the Heights" has been nominated for 13 Tony awards. Call NoMAA at 212-568-4396 to order tickets. This is part of the Uptown Arts Stroll activities. For more info., visit www.manhattantimesnews.com or www.artstroll.com . source: The Manhattan Times Editor's Note: See related "In the Heights" entry posted May 14 in this blog.
Community Calendar Cemi Underground Turns One Cemi Underground in NYC's El Barrio celebrates its first anniversary as a small bookstore and cultural spot in East Harlem. In the last year, Cemi Undergound has had a parade of who's who in the Puerto Rican arts, cultural, literary and activist community. The fiesta kicks off at 5:30 p.m. June 5. Among its lineup of events this year was "Un Caribe en NY," a photo exhibit featuring the work of photographers Eliud Martinez, Chris Lopez and yours truly. Congratulations to Cemi Underground. For more information on the festivities, go to www.cemiunderground.com . Admission is free.
Fact Sheet on PR Voters
Politics Pew Hispanic Center Releases a Fact Sheet on the Puerto Rican Electorate The Pew Hispanic Center today released a fact sheet on the demographics of eligible voters in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The fact sheet contains information on elections in Puerto Rico and data on the size and social and economic characteristics of the Puerto Rican eligible voter population. This fact sheet is based on the Center's tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2006 Puerto Rico Community Survey. All Hispanics in the 2008 Election fact sheets are available on the Center's website at www.pewhispanic.org . The Pew Hispanic Center, an initiative of the Pew Research Center, is a non-partisan, non-advocacy research organization based in Washington, D.C. and is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. To go to the fact sheet, http://pewhispanic.org/files/factsheets/vote2008/PuertoRico.pdf source: release from the Pew Hispanic Center
