The Mexican Aviator in the Pine Barrens
LATINO HISTORY IN NEW JERSEY The Mexican Aviator in the Pine Barrens A stone eagle in Wharton State Forest and the New Jersey story that keeps it standing By Luis … Read More
New Jersey history
Panel Event: The Archives Speak – A Lens on Jersey’s Latino History
The Archives Speak: A Lens on Jersey’s Latino History The Rutgers Latino Studies Research Initiative is sharing news of an upcoming public panel hosted by the New Jersey Hispanic … Read More
LSRI Co-Coordinator Receives 2025 New Jersey Historical Commission Award
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to share that Latinas/os in New Jersey: Histories, Communities, and Cultures (Rutgers University Press, 2025), co-edited by Aldo A. Lauria Santiago and Ulla D. Berg, … Read More
New LSRI Blog on the 1985 Jersey City Voter Suppression Case
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
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
Reflections on Latino Advocacy and Welfare Reform in 1990s New Jersey
María Josefa Canino-Arroyo Former professor of social work and public policy at the University of Puerto Rico, Rutgers University, and Hunter College, CUNY. This article was originally published in Centro … Read More