Cesar andreu iglesias, bernardo vega, memorias, mi gration. The memoirs of this puerto rican tabaquero cigarmaker bernardo. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Among the most notable were bernardo vega, joaquin colon, and. Memorias del decimo coloquio regional sobre cultura. Vega, bernardo puerto rican diaspora enciclopediapr.
Jesus colonvega arrived in 1916, joaquin colon in 1917, and his brother jesus colon, in. When bernardo vega arrived in new york from puerto rico in 1916, he was at the forefront of a migrant stream that was soon to become a flood. A contribution to the history of the puerto rican community in new york is a biography of bernardo vega and his observations of the events concerning puerto ricans in new york city during the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Encontra gemoterapia sanacion con cristales bernardo wikinski libros, revistas y comics en mercado libre argentina. This story is a good description of the hardships that puerto ricians experienced in new york and puerto rico during the last century. Teaching guide for the history of puerto ricans in the u.
I consider this a seminal book, one of the few really important texts about our experience to come along in a long time. The title is quite misleading as it is not a memoir of vegas life. An essay about memoirs of bernardo vega memoirs of bernardo vega. He is best known for his work memoirs of bernardo vega 1977. Vega, bernardo diaspora puertorriquena enciclopediapr. Bernardo vega was born in farallon near cayey, puerto rico, and died in san juan, puerto rico. Bernardo vega writes as a participant eyewitness who, without ever diminishing its force, sees well beyond the first person singular. Bernardo vegas memoirs are a unique and sometimes humorous firsthand account of the. Vega, bernardo, 1885puerto ricans new york state new york biography. Bernardo vega 18851965 was a puerto rican immigrant that contributed to the.
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