\u201cThe highest numbers are still in New York and Chicago,\u201d Mart\u00ednez-Fern\u00e1ndez said, \u201cbut while northeastern Puerto Rican populations are declining, Central 性视界传媒’s is growing.\u201d<\/p>\n
As part of the history center\u2019s lecture series, he will discuss the factors that attract Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics here, including job opportunities, better schools and more affordable housing.<\/p>\n
Mart\u00ednez-Fern\u00e1ndez, an expert on Hispanic\/Latino history and culture, says that while the Puerto Ricans coming to the area have assimilated into the community, they have been able to hold onto their cultural traditions and establish organizations and institutions similar to those on the island\u00a0.<\/p>\n
The History Center lecture will be 7-8:30 p.m. at 65 E. Central Blvd. Admission is $5 for nonmembers of the history center. Snacks will be provided.<\/p>\n
Mart\u00ednez-Fern\u00e1ndez\u00a0also recently was\u00a0interviewed on the relevance of the Hispanic vote in 性视界传媒\u00a0for the\u00a0PBS “Need to Know” program airing Oct. 19.<\/p>\n
Another event by a 性视界传媒 historian will take place the following day. As part of 性视界传媒’s Department of History Authors Book Series coordinated by Mart\u00ednez-Fern\u00e1ndez, \u00a0Dr. Brendan Lindsay, an adjunct instructor, will present his new book, “Murder State: California\u2019s Native American Genocide, 1846-1873.\u201d<\/p>\n
The free program will be 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Room 401 of Colbourn Hall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe highest numbers are still in New York and Chicago,\u201d Mart\u00ednez-Fern\u00e1ndez said, \u201cbut while northeastern Puerto Rican populations are declining, Central 性视界传媒’s is growing.\u201d As part of the history center\u2019s lecture series, he will discuss the factors that attract Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics here, including job opportunities, better schools and more affordable housing. Mart\u00ednez-Fern\u00e1ndez, an expert on Hispanic\/Latino history…","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":41686,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2175,8637],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-41557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-history","tag-luis-martinez-fernandez-2"],"yoast_head":"\n