Extensiones del ser humano

Extensiones del ser humano

Funciones de la reflexión mediática en la narrativa actual española

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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