Puerto Rican Children Referred to the Catholic Charities Guidance Institute, New York City, From the Youth Board, New York City, for Placement
Abstract
Background, Timeliness and Importance of the Study. Within the past ten years there has been a more pronounced interest in the Puerto Ricans and in Puerto Rico. Although the Puerto Ricans were granted American citizenship in 1917, they did not migrate in significant numbers to the United States until the 1920's. They arrived in relatively large numbers at this time since they economically supplanted the European immigrants who were kept out by the new immigration laws. At least one half of them settled in New York City.It was not until 1946, however, that the peak of the Puerto Rican entry in the United States was reached. In 1946 there were more than five times as many migrants as in any year in the twenties.
Subject Area
American studies|Social work
Recommended Citation
Chulick, Barbara Theresa, "Puerto Rican Children Referred to the Catholic Charities Guidance Institute, New York City, From the Youth Board, New York City, for Placement" (1954). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31097103.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31097103
