Puerto Rican Experience: The Making of Tropical Yankees

I this topic you will be able to analyze the experiences of Puerto Ricans as they became part of the United States after the Spanish-American War of 1898. Your mastery of this unit will allow you to critically analyze the experiences of people of Puerto Rican descent in the island and as they migrate to the mainland.

After successful completing of this unit, you will be able to:

Analyze the Shaping of Colonial Subjects in Puerto Rico and Americanization
Explain the emergence of U.S. citizenship status for Puerto Ricans
Explain The Politics of Sterilization and the case of Puerto Rican women

Readings

Pedro A. Caban. “The Colonizing Mission of the United States in Puerto Rico, 1898-1930.” Transnational Latina/o Communities: Politics, Processes and Cultures. Carlos G. Velez-Ibañez & Anna Sampaio, eds. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2002. pp. 115-145.

Laura Briggs. Reproducing Empire:Race, Sex, Science and U.S. Imperialism in Puerto Rico. Berkeley University Press 2002. pp. 142-151

In order to achieve the learning unit objectives shared above, please complete the following assignments:

Read lecture
Download and read the articles assigned.
After taking lecture notes, reading the articles you must complete the discussion and the quiz.