Center for Puerto Rican Studies (Centro)

Phone 212-772-5688
Email centro@hunter.cuny.edu
Website https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/
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  • Cafecito Con… Carla Acevedo-Yates – Curator of Entre Horizontes: Art & Activism Between Chicago & Puerto Rico

    Join curator, Carla Acevedo Yakes, and CENTRO Directora, Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez, for a cafecito as they journey through entre horizontes: Art and Activism Between Chicago and Puerto Rico. Together, they’ll explore the intersection of art and activism, and unpack the myriad ways in which creative expression can shape narratives, challenge norms, and build bridges between communities. […]

  • La Meriendita Story Hour: Window Fishing by DK Dyson

    Join CENTRO in East Harlem for La Meriendita, a story hour dedicated to children’s books! This month’s Meriendita is Window Fishing, written by DK Dyson and illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez. A heartwarming story following Rudeday, who dreams of creating art that brings people joy but instead, he paints to pay the bills. His days and nights are […]

  • LALH: Dr. Helen Rodriguez Trias & the Fight Against Forced Sterilization

    Join CENTRO's archivist Cristina Fontánez Rodríguez and Professor Felicia Kornbluh for a compelling exploration of the life and legacy of Dr. Helen Rodriguez Trias, a pioneering advocate for women's health and reproductive justice. Drawing from CENTRO's Archives and Kornbluh's book A Woman's Life Is a Human Life, join us in illuminating the struggles women face, particularly […]

  • At the Edge of Each Other's Battles: Puerto Rican, Palestinian, Black, & Indigenous Futures

    Join us for a virtual symposium “At the edge of each other’s battles”: Puerto Rican, Palestinian, Black, & Indigenous Futures which convenes scholars and writers to examine the legacies of colonialism, dispossession, and solidarity practices across a series of overlapping experiences. Using the word of Audre Lorde as a point of departure, this day of panels asks […]

  • Cafecito con... Jorell Meléndez-Badillo - Puerto Rico: A National History

    Puerto Rico is a Spanish-speaking territory of the United States with a history shaped by conquest and resistance. For centuries, Puerto Ricans have crafted and negotiated complex ideas about nationhood. Join Dr. Jorell Meléndez-Badillo and CENTRO Directoria, Yomaira Figuera as we explore Meléndez Badillo's latest book, Puerto Rico: A National History, that gives voice to the […]

  • La Meriendita Story Hour: Churro Stand by Karina González - RESCHEDULED

    Join CENTRO in East Harlem for La Meriendita, a story hour dedicated to children’s books! This month’s Meriendita is Churro Stand, written by Karina González and illustrated by Krystal Quiles. On a hot summer’s day, Lucía and her brother accompany their mother to sell delicious, sugary churros on the bustling streets of New York City. But […]

  • Mapping Puerto Rican Communities - GIS in Action

    Join Centro for a discussion on harnessing the power of maps to tell stories and convey information. Learn from professionals across diverse sectors, both within the archipelago and the Diaspora, about using maps as a resource to engage and inform local communities. Panelists includes Dr. Maritza Barreto Orta, the principal investigator of Instituto de Investigación y Planificación […]

  • Cafecito con... Marisel Moreno: Crossing Waters

    Join Marisel Moreno, award-winning author of the book Crossing Waters: Undocumented Migration in Hispanophone Caribbean and Latinx Literature & Art, and Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez, CENTRO Directora, for a cafecito as they reconsider the traditional understanding of borders, migration and Puerto Rico's unique position in the migration narrative. Debates over the undocumented migration of Latin Americans invariably focus on […]

  • The Sounds of the Archives: Compositions Inspired by the CENTRO Archives

    Our Archives are an incredible source of inspiration, not just for scholarly research but also for artists of all disciplines. Recently, two composers: our Artist in Residence, Gabriel Bouche Caro and Guarionex Morales Matos, produced two contemporary compositions based on their research. Join us on May 30th for a very special musical performance and witness […]

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