50+ People attended Book Conference!
The recent conference presenting the book on Latinas/os in New Jersey was well attended and received! For photos of the event and the video, please see the conference page on … Read More
Month: February 2025
Hiring a Rutgers Graduate Student
The Latino Studies Research Initiative (LSRI) at Rutgers University seeks a highly motivated and organized Rutgers Graduate Student for a part-time Program Manager position. This is an excellent opportunity for … Read More
PRINCETON LABYRINTH and SPIA hosts Latinas/os in New Jersey: History, Communities, and Culture
On Jan 23 2025 Labyrinth Books and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs hosted authors Ulla Berg and Aldo Lauria Santiago to discuss their recent publication: Latinas/os in New … Read More
Remembering Andre ‘Angel’ Melendez: Rave Subculture’s Contested/Conflicted Memory of a Racially Motivated Murder
Yamil Avivi Michael Alig, who left his hometown of South Bend Indiana as a gay misfit in the late 1980s, went to New York City (NYC) in search of acceptance … Read More
Metamorphosing Identities: Dominicans in New Jersey
Carlos U. Decena When celebrations of dates important to Dominicans rear their heads, I am always struck by how observers invoke the term dominicanidad. Statements like “la dominicanidad estará en … Read More
“El grupo de militantes”: How El Diario/La Prensa Reported on The Young Lords
Natalie Saldarriaga In the notorious New York heat during the last summer of a turbulent decade, the Young Lords made their mark not only in El Barrio but around the … Read More
A Century of Cuban Music in New Jersey
Ben Lapidus I started playing Cuban music in New Jersey in the 1990s, and that’s when I really began hearing about the “golden days” of Cuban music in Hudson County. … Read More
Researching Peruvians in Paterson
Gianncarlo Muschi After I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Social Communication in 2000, the idea of leaving Peru followed me day and night. Political and economic problems in the country … Read More
Latino Labor History of West New York, New Jersey, 1930-2000
Eleni Boulinaris Introduction “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”(Excerpt from Statue of Liberty inscription) Hudson County has always been a haven for immigrants … Read More
La Iglesia Católica es mi Comunidad
Melanie Z. Plasencia For my chapter, “‘La Iglesia Católica Es Mi Comunidad’: A Union City Latinx Destination from Arrival to Old Age,” I’ve developed a short film (9.15 minutes). The … Read More