Becoming Ghosts: The Public Veiling of Puerto Ricans in New York City

<p>In recent years Puerto Ricans in New York City have become difficult to locate in the public realm. This is a paradox given that Puerto Ricans make up the largest Hispanic subgroup in the larger metropolitan region. This study examines how, when, and why Puerto Ricans became publicly invisible in New York City.</p> <p>Demographic, media-based, political, and cultural changes have all contributed to the decline in Puerto Rican ethnic visibility. The consequence is that although Puerto Ricans continue to be racialized (as evidenced by their socioeconomic indicators), their racialization cannot be seen in the public realm. Instead, Hispanic characteristics are highlighted in public discourse. The subsuming of Puerto Ricans into the quasi-racial Hispanic category means that their ethnic specificity is muted. This story of invisibility is not a story of assimilation, it is a story of racialization.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Grantor

The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Pina Saghera, Samantha

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Vilna Bashi Treitler

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Richard Alba
• Philip Kasinitz

• Community-Based Research
• Inequality and Stratification
• Politics and Social Change
• Race and Ethnicity
• Sociology
• Latino Panethnicity
• Identity
• Politics
• Race
• Culture
• Ethnic Invisibility

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/2085

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:gc_etds-3113