Puerto Rican Girls: A Study of Cultural Influences Contributing to the Problem of Social Adjustment of the “Romanians”, a Club Under the Auspices of “ Arriba Juntos “, Epiphany Parish, Brooklyn, New York, 1963 – 1964

Clarence Senior has entitled the Puerto Rican migration the first airborne migration in history. This unique movement was seen following World War 2 and it was at this time that it had greatest social and economic significance for both Puerto Rico and the United States. For many years the Puerto Ricans have been hearing about New York City through the mass media of communication as well as from friends and neighbors who have been living in New York City. This migration has created concern and bewilderment for New Yorkers and it has recalled old attitudes toward foreign newcomers. The movement is comparable to inter-state migration within the United States, yet it is similar to the past immigrations from Europe in that American life is culturally foreign to the Puerto Ricans. Consequently, the settlement of these people has been an object of much attention both here and abroad