Articles in this book cover Puerto Rican history from the Spanish colonization to the present day experience of Puerto Ricans in the United States. Political, social, economic, cultural, and historical issues are addresed by the following authors: Edna Acosta-Belen, Frank Bonilla, Juan Manuel Carrion, Diana Christopulos, Sandra Messinger Cypess, Adalberto Lopez, Morris Morley, Francisco Moscoso, Iris Morales, Pedro Pietri, Felipe Luciano, Angel G. Quintero Rivera, Aaron Gamaliel Ramos, Tom Seidl, Janet Shenk, and Adrian DeWind. Government reports on Puerto Ricans in Hawaii and on poverty among and discrimination against Puerto Ricans in the mainland United States are also presented. (APM)