Pioneros: Puerto Ricans in New York City 1892-1948, Bilin...
Matos-Rodriguez, Felix V. / Hernandez, Pedro Juan Migrants from Puerto Rico to New York beginning in the 1890s created a vibrant and active community and culture, documented here.The history of Puerto Ricans in the so-called Babel of Steel dates back more than a century. Through hundreds of images of the pioneers-those Puerto Rican migrants who established themselves in New York City between the 1890s and the end of World War II-we capture a glimpse of their daily lives and of their individua...