Descriptor
Source
| Race, Gender, and Class | 1 |
Author
| Marquez, Stephanie Amedeo | 1 |
Publication Type
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - General | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Puerto Rico | 2 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedMarquez, Stephanie Amedeo – Race, Gender, and Class, 1997
Examines the "push and pull factors" model in Hispanic immigration, and argues that women's immigration experiences, being widely different from those of men, are not readily reducible to a simple poverty/jobs equation. Further, the push/pull thesis of jobs and poverty only reinforces negative stereotypes of hordes of immigrants fleeing…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Stereotypes, Females
National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc., Alexandria, VA. – 1985
Taken together, the contents of this document provide a picture of the Puerto Rican community, both on the mainland and on the island, in the mid-1980s. First, a brief overview of the Puerto Rican community is provided. Next, a demographic profile compares Puerto Ricans on the mainland with those on the island and both with the general U.S.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Demography, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
