Dot density maps of Jersey City showing Puerto Rican residents in 1980 and Latino residents in 1970. Each red dot represents 10 people. Source: Social Explorer. The Rutgers Latino Studies … Read More
Radio Jornalera NJ: New Community Coverage and Programming We are happy to share the latest community coverage and programming from Radio Jornalera NJ, a grassroots media outlet amplifying immigrant voices … Read More
Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is one of Latin America’s most enduring and visually rich traditions. Celebrated between November 1st and 2nd, it blends Indigenous … Read More
The Latino Studies Research Initiative celebrates the release of SalviJerseyans: Historias de los inmigrantes salvadoreños en New Jersey (2025) by Carmen Molina-Tamacas, a Salvadoran-born journalist and anthropologist. The book chronicles … Read More
We are proud to announce that Latinas/os in New Jersey: Histories, Communities, and Cultures (Rutgers University Press, 2025), edited by Aldo A. Lauria Santiago and Ulla D. Berg, has received … Read More
The Latino Studies Research Initiative celebrates two powerful works that document the journeys, struggles, and enduring strength of Puerto Rican communities across New York and New Jersey. From Aguada to … Read More
The Rutgers Latino Studies Research Initiative (LSRI) is proud to share that Co-Coordinator Aldo Lauria Santiago was recently quoted in an article by Yara Simón, Deputy Editor of Intervenxions, part … Read More
Journalist and author Carmen Molina Tamacas traces more than sixty years of Salvadoran life in New Jersey, explaining why people came, where they settled, and how they shaped the state. … Read More
Dr. Mellie Torres shares insights from ELL/Bilingual teachers working with Latine im/migrant students at Morristown High School. Based on focus group data and a follow-up interview, the blog highlights the … Read More
We’ve published a research proposal by Luis Contreras, Ph.D. student at Rutgers School of Communication and Information, on eldest Latina daughters as “data-symbolic language brokers.” The piece examines how eldest … Read More