Memoir of a visionary : Antonia Pantoja

Memoir of a visionary : Antonia Pantoja

  • Author: Pantoja, Antonia
  • Publisher: Arte Público Press
  • Serie: Hispanic Civil Rights
  • ISBN: 9781558853652
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781611922202
  • Place of publication:  Houston , United States
  • Year of publication: 2002
  • Pages: 218

This compelling autobiography traces the trajectory of the groundbreaking Puerto Rican leader Antonia Pantoja, from a struggling school teacher in Puerto Rico to her work as principal engineer of the most enduring Puerto Rican organizations in New York City.

  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Table of contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Foreword
  • Editor’s Note
  • Introduction
  • First Part. Toward a Clear Identity (1922–1944)
    • Grandfather
    • Grandmother
    • Aunt Magui
    • Other Family Members
    • My Mother and the Unknown Father
    • Growing Up Poor in Barrio Obrero
    • Vacations in an Enchanted Different World: Another Culture, Another Race
    • Establishing a Home and Becoming a Teacher
    • The War Years in Puerto Rico—1942–1944
    • Teaching and My Departure from Puerto Rico
  • Second Part. I Take a Leap Over the Sea and I Land on My Feet (1944–1949)
    • The Trip Across the Ocean into a Frightening World
    • Arriving in New York City
    • Employment in the City
    • I Become a New Yorker
    • The Years of a Bohemian Life
  • Third Part. A Builder of Institutions (1950–1960)
    • I Discover My Leadership Ability
    • A Graduate Student
    • Working at the Commission on Intergroup Relations
  • Fourth Part. The Puerto Rican Forum (1957–1964)
    • ASPIRA, the Most Important Work of My Life
    • The Second Institution: The Puerto Rican Community Development Project and the Study on the Poverty Conditions of Our Group
    • Learning the History of My Country While in Exile
  • Fifth Part. Leadership in the Overall Society (1965–1969)
    • A University Professor
    • A Delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention
    • A Member of Mayor Lindsay’s Bundy Blue Ribbon Panel
    • Reflections and Ruminations
  • Sixth Part. Return to Puerto Rico and Return to New York (1969–1983)
    • Returning Home
    • A Research Center and a University
    • California
    • A Professor Again
    • We Teach Community Development
  • Seventh Part. I Return to Puerto Rico to Retire (1984–1998)
    • Living in the Rain Forest
    • PRODUCIR, a Community Economic Development Project
    • Third Emigration: The Return to New York City
  • Epilogue. Reflections and Ruminations
    • The Tropics
    • Possessing the Virgin Image
    • Vision
    • The Moon
  • Bibliography

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