Carmen Teresa Whalen is Associate Professor of History at Williams College and author of From Puerto Rico to Philadelphia: Puerto Rican Workers and Postwar Economies (Temple, 2001). Víctor Vázquez-Hernández is a History Professor who teaches in Latin American Studies, American Studies and U.S. History. Contributors: Linda C. Delgado, The College of Mt. St. Vincent; Ruth Glasser, University of Connecticut; Iris O. López, City College of New York; Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Hunter College; Eugenio "Gene" Rivera; Maura Toro-Morn, Illinois State University; Olga Jiménez Wagenheim, Rutgers University, Newark; and the editors.

1 Colonialism, Citizenship, and the Making of the Puerto Rican Diaspora: An Introduction - Carmen Teresa Whalen; 2 Borinkis and Chop Suey: Puerto Rican Identity in Hawai'i, 1900 to 2000 - Iris Lopez; 3 Jesus Colon and The Making of a New York City Community, 1917 to 1974 - Linda C. Delgado; 4 Puerto Rican Community Development in Philadelphia: From Enclaves to Community, 1910 to 2000 - Victor Vazquez-Hernandez; 5 From Aguada to Dover: Puerto Ricans Rebuild Their World in Morris County, New Jersey, 1948 to 2000 - Olga Jimenez de Wagenheim; 6 Boricuas in Chicago: Gender and Class in the Migration and Settlement of Puerto Ricans - Maura I. Toro-Morn; 7 La Colonia de Lorain, Ohio - Eugenio "Gene" Rivera; 8 From 'Rich Port' to Bridgeport: Puerto Ricans in Connecticut - Ruth Glasser; 9 Saving the Parcela: A Short History of Boston's Puerto Rican Community - Felix V. Matos Rodriguez; 10 Community Building and Social Movements in the Puerto Rican Diaspora: A Conclusion - Carmen Teresa Whalen