Latinos in New England

Front Matter

Latinos in New England Latinosin NewEngland Edited by Andrés Torres Temple University Press PHILADELPHIA This book is dedicated to the memory of Mauricio Gastón (1947–1986) and to Latina and Latino Youth of New England: future leaders of our Community Andrés Torres is Research Associate at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, City University of New York. Until recently he was Director of the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. He is past president of the Puerto Rican Studies Association and is the author of several books, including The Puerto Rican Movement: Voices from the Diaspora (Temple). Temple University Press 1601 North Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19122 www.temple.edu/tempress Copyright # 2006 by Temple University All rights reserved Published 2006 Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Latinos in New England / edited by Andrés Torres. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-59213-416-5 (cloth : alk. paper)— ISBN 1-59213-417-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Hispanic Americans—New England—Social conditions. 2. Hispanic Americans—New England—Economic conditions. 3. Hispanic Americans— New England—Politics and government. 4. Hispanic Americans— New England—Ethnic identity. 5. Hispanic Americans—New England— Cultural assimilation. 6. New England—History. I. Torres, Andrés 1947– F15.S75L38 2006 305.868'074—dc22 2005056049 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 ...