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    Latinas/os in New Jersey
    Histories, Communities, and Cultures

    Aldo A. Lauria Santiago (Edited by), Ulla D. Berg (Edited by), Olga Jiménez de Wagenheim (Foreword by), Aldo A. Lauria Santiago (Contributions by), Ulla D. Berg (Contributions by), Raymond Sanchez Mayers (Contributions by), Lyna L. Wiggins (Contributions by), Elsa Candelario (Contributions by), Laura Curran (Contributions by), Giovani Burgos (Contributions by), Alex F. Trillo (Contributions by), Anil Venkatesh (Contributions by), Olga Jiménez de Wagenheim (Preface by), Johana Londoño (Contributions by), Jennifer Ayala (Contributions by), Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas (Contributions by), Gianncarlo Muschi (Contributions by), Ismael García Colón (Contributions by), William Suárez Gómez (Contributions by), Benjamin Lapidus (Contributions by), Giancarlo Muschi (Contributions by), Lilia Fernandez (Contributions by), Elena Sabogal (Contributions by), Melanie Z. Plasencia (Contributions by), Daniela Valdes (Contributions by), Yamil Avivi (Contributions by), Kathleen López (Contributions by)

    9781978826175

    Paperback / softback, published 14 January 2025

    404 pages, 25 color and 30 B-W images and 19 tables
    23.5 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.472 kg

    “A compilation of deeply researched writings that explore a wide range of topics about New Jersey's Latinos and Latinas, including their migration from the cities to the suburbs and the experience of undocumented communities who eventually found acceptance in the state.” (The Record/NorthJersey.com)

    "An overdue, comprehensive book on New Jersey's Latinos. Covering ethnicities, subcultures, cities, and a range of current issues, the volume analyses this diverse group-one-fifth of the state's population-and its challenges, hopes, and contributions. Educators, students, and policy makers will benefit from this rich collection of histories and analyses. The future of the Garden State can be gleaned from the accounts in this wonderful volume.”
    - Andrés Torres (editor of Latinos in New England)
    "The editors not only provide up-to-date research on the demographic profile and trends among Latinos in New Jersey but dare to venture further into the realms of the social sciences, history, education, and art and culture and to put them each in conversation with one another. No other source has ever engaged with Latinos in the Garden State as deeply or profoundly."
    - Ramona Hernández (author of The Mobility of Workers under Advanced Capitalism: Dominican Migration to the United State)

    Since the 1890s, New Jersey has attracted hundreds of thousands of Caribbean and Latin American migrants. The state’s rich economic history, high-income suburbs, and strong public sector have all contributed to attracting, retaining, and setting the stage for Latin American and Caribbean immigrants and secondary-step migrants from New York City. Since the 1980s, however, Latinos have developed a more complex presence in the state’s political landscape and institutions. The emergence of Latino-majority towns and cities and coalition politics facilitated the election of Latino mayors, council persons, and many social and community leaders, as well as the election of statewide officers. This collection brings together innovative and empirically grounded scholarship from different disciplines and interdisciplinary fields of study and addresses topics including the demographic history of Latinos in the state, Latino migration from gateway cities to suburban towns, Latino urban enclaves, Latino economic and social mobility, Latino students and education, the New Jersey Dream Act and in-state tuition act organizing, Latinos and criminal justice reform, Latino electoral politics and leadership, and undocumented communities. 

    Contributors: Yamil Avivi; Jennifer Ayala; Ulla D. Berg; Giovani Burgos; Elsa Candelario; Laura Curran; Lilia FernÁndez; Ismael GarcÍa ColÓn; Olga JimÉnez de Wagenheim; Benjamin Lapidus; Aldo A. Lauria Santiago; Johana LondoÑo; Kathleen Lopez; Giancarlo Muschi; Melanie Z. Plasencia; Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas; Elena Sabogal; Raymond Sanchez Mayers; William SuÁrez GÓmez; Alex F. Trillo; Daniela Valdez; Anil Venkatesh; Lyna L. Wiggins

    Preface
    OLGA JIMÉNEZ DE WAGENHEIM

    Introduction: Framing Latinos in New Jersey: From Invisibility to Empowerment
    ALDO A . LAURIA SANTIAGO AND ULLA D. BERG

    Part I Spaces and Places

    1 Latino New Jersey: A Demographic and Geographic Portrait
    RAYMOND SÁNCHEZ MAYERS, LYNA L. WIGGINS, ELSA CANDELARIO, AND LAURA CURRAN

    2 Latino Segregation across New Jersey Counties: Are Latino Groups Becoming More or Less Residentially Segregated during the Last Four Decades?
    GIOVANI BURGOS, ALEX F. TRILLO, AND ANIL VENKATESH

    3 The Gateway Reconsidered: The Paradox of Latinx Barrioization in a Connected Metropolis
    JOHANA LONDOÑO

    4 From Havana on the Hudson to Bolivar’s Enclave: Change, Solidarity, and Conflict in Pan-Latinx Space
    ALEX F. TRILLO AND JENNIFER AYALA

    5 “Aggressive Newark”: Puerto Ricans, Brazilians, and Structuring Feelings under Neoliberalism
    ANA Y. RAMOS-ZAYAS

    Part II Histories

    6 Peruvians in Paterson, New Jersey, 1920–1950
    GIANNCARLO MUSCHI

    7 “A Recoger Tomates”: Puerto Rican Farmworkers in the Garden State, 1940s–1980s
    ISMAEL GARCÍA COLÓN AND WILLIAM SUÁREZ GÓMEZ

    8 Puerto Ricans in New Jersey: Migration, Settlement, and Work, 1940s–1980s
    ALDO A . LAURIA SANTIAGO

    9 A Century of Cuban Music in New Jersey
    BENJAMIN LAPIDUS

    Part III Experiences

    10 Mexican Immigrants Fighting for Educational Justice: Community Activism to Save a New Brunswick Public School
    LILIA FERNÁNDEZ

    11 Forgotten Voices: Gender and Social Networks in Paterson’s Peruvian Community
    ELENA SABOGAL

    12 “La Iglesia CatÓlica es Mi Comunidad”: A Union City Latinx Destination from Arrival to Old Age
    MELANIE Z. PLASENCIA

    13 Parque Oaxaca/JoterÍa: Trans Latina History in New Brunswick from Urban Renewal to the Coronavirus Pandemic
    DANIELA VALDES

    Part IV Institutions

    14 Reverse Diasporas: Immigrant Detention, Deportation, and Latinx Communities in New Jersey and South America
    ULLA D. BERG

    15 Latinx LGBTQ Students and Placemaking in School: Voguing and Ball Culture at Elizabeth High, 1989–1994
    YAMIL AVIVI

    16 From Puerto Rican to Latino Studies at Rutgers University: Fifty Years of Student Activism
    KATHLEEN LÓPEZ

    Notes on Contributors
    Index

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