Puerto Ricans in Chicago
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Puerto Ricans in Chicago are individuals residing in Chicago with ancestral ties to the island of Puerto Rico. Over more than seventy years, they have made significant contributions to the economic, social, and cultural fabric of the city. This is known as the city of multiple cultures.
History
The history of the
A significant wave of migration occurred in the late 1940s,[1] primarily settling in the La Clark neighborhood north of downtown Chicago around Dearborn, La Salle, and Clark Streets. These migrants were recruited as low-wage, non-union foundry workers and domestic workers by companies like Castle Barton Associates. As initial migrants established themselves in Chicago, many were joined by their spouses and families.[citation needed] The construction of the Kennedy Expressway in the late 1950s divided the Puerto Rican neighborhoods of Wicker Park and Lincoln, which were previously one unified neighborhood.
In the 1960s, urban redevelopment displaced the Puerto Rican
The
In 1977, there was another conflict between the Puerto Rican community and the Chicago Police Department during the Humboldt Park riot.[4]
Year[5][6] | Puerto Rican population in Chicago[7][8] |
% of Chicago total population |
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1980 | 112,074 | 3.7% |
1990 | 119,866 | 4.3% |
2000 | 113,055 | 3.9% |
2010 | 102,703 | 3.8% |
2020 | 93,193 | 3.3% |
Present
The Puerto Rican community in Chicago is known for its established presence and
Based on the 2020 census, the total number of individuals with full or partial Puerto Rican descent in Chicago was 93,193, accounting for 3.3% of the city's population.[11] This figure represents a decrease from the 102,703 recorded in 2010.[5] A majority of Puerto Ricans in Illinois (53%) now reside outside of Chicago, with 109,351 individuals living in other areas of the state out of a total population of 207,109.[12]
The decline of the Puerto Rican community in Chicago can be attributed to various factors, including:
- limited economic opportunities
- competition from new immigrants
- high crime rates
- high cost of living
- gentrification
- adverse weather conditions
- children relocate to the suburbs or other states
- intermarriage (with a 38.5% intermarriage rate among stateside Puerto Ricans).[13]
Within Chicago, the remaining Puerto Rican community is primarily concentrated on the northwest side of the city. The largest numbers of Puerto Ricans can be found in the community areas of Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Hermosa, Avondale, Austin, Belmont Cragin, Portage Park, and West Town, with Humboldt Park serving as the cultural and commercial center.[14][15] Areas immediately north and west of Humboldt Park have the highest concentrations of Puerto Ricans in the Chicago area, according to the 2020 Census. Significant Puerto Rican populations are also present in suburban areas of Chicago, including Berwyn, Waukegan, Aurora, Cicero, and Elgin.[5]
Paseo Boricua
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The prominent features of Paseo Boricua include two fifty-nine-foot-tall
Humboldt Park's Paseo Boricua neighborhood holds significance as the flagship Puerto Rican enclave and serves as the political and cultural hub of the Puerto Rican community in the Midwest.
Over time, Paseo Boricua has evolved into a place where Puerto Ricans can explore and connect with their heritage. A culture center has been established, and local Puerto Rican politicians have relocated their offices to Division Street. The City of Chicago has also allocated funds to support the restoration of building facades along Paseo Boricua.[22]
Visitors to Paseo Boricua can immerse themselves in the vibrant atmosphere, with salsa, reggaeton, bomba, plena, and merengue music resonating through the streets and the enticing aroma of carne guisada puertorriqueña filling the air. Some grocers in the area specialize in providing hard-to-find products from Puerto Rico, such as gandules verde, sazón, and naranja agria.
The visual appeal of Paseo Boricua is enhanced by numerous colorful and historically significant murals. Additionally, two affordable housing buildings[23] with facades designed to mimic the Spanish colonial styles of Old San Juan contribute to the area's distinctive appearance.[citation needed] Near the high school named after Puerto Rican baseball slugger Roberto Clemente, there is a tile mosaic honoring him.
Puerto Rican Parade
The Puerto Rican Parade Committee of Chicago has been actively involved in serving the community for more than 40 years. Currently in its 48th year, the festival held in Humboldt Park has grown to become the largest Latino festival in both the city of Chicago and the Midwest, attracting a significant number of attendees.
Education
According to Gina M. Pérez, the author of "The Near Northwest Side Story: Migration, Displacement, and Puerto Rican Families," Roberto Clemente Community Academy in Chicago is commonly referred to as "the Puerto Rican high school."[24] In Jennifer Domino Rudolph's book, "Embodying Latino Masculinities: Producing Masculatinidad," she states that the school is strongly associated with Puerto Rican cultural nationalism.[25]
Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas, the author of "National Performances: The Politics of Class, Race, and Space in Puerto Rican Chicago," mentions that the media has portrayed the school as "the property of Puerto Rican nationalists" and as being connected to Puerto Rico.[26]
See also
- Puerto Ricans in the United States
- Puerto Rican people
- Demographics of Chicago
- Paseo Boricua
- Young Lords
- Latin Kings
- A Latino Resource
- Division Street riots
- Humboldt Park riot
Gallery
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Puerto Rican Day Parade in downtown Chicago.
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Roberto Clemente high school
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Paseo Boricua Walk of Fame (Roberto Clemente)
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La Crucifixion de Don Pedro Albizu Campos
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Batey Urbano
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La Casita De Don Pedro
Notes
- ^ "Puerto Ricans". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ Dorn, Russell (9 December 2023). "Revealing history: DePaul honors Young Lords' legacy in Lincoln Park". DePaul University, Chicago. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Newhart, Elizabeth (29 December 2016). "A Brief History Of Puerto Ricans In Chicago". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ Lowe, F., &, Blakley, D (June 5, 1977). "Humboldt Park riot". Chicago Tribune – via Proquest.
- ^ a b c "2010 Census". Medgar Evers College. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "QT-P10 Hispanic or Latino by Type: 2010, Census Summary File 1". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2012. [permanent dead link]
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Detailed Races and Ethnicities in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2020 Census". Census.gov. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "City". lcw.lehman.edu. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "nmprac.org". nmprac.org. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "City funds to assist conversion of Humboldt Park stables". chicagotribune.com. 22 October 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ Aquino, Gabriel Puerto Rican Intermarriages: The Intersectionality of Race, Gender, Class and Space State University of New York at Albany, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2011
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
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- ^ "Chamber of Commerce". paseoboricua.org. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ Paseo Boricua: Un Pedacito de Patria en Chicago Archived 2008-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Paseo Boricua. Lonely Planet.
- ^ Emma González Roberts (2021). Understanding Paseo Boricua: Why the Preservation of Chicago’s Puerto Rican Enclave Matters (MA thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- ^ Paseo Boricua. Hispanic Magazine. May 2003.
- ^ "Eduardo Arocho: Planting a Flag for Puerto Ricans". WTTW Chicago. 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ Soto, Jose (6 December 2018). "Paseo Boricua Arts Building Gains Support from City of Chicago | Puerto Rican Cultural Center". Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ "Paseo Boricua in Chicago, Illinois". Affordable Housing Online. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ Pérez, p. 157.
- ISBN 1137022884, 9781137022882. p. 46.
- ^ Ramos-Zayas, p. 233.
References
- Pérez, Gina M. The Near Northwest Side Story: Migration, Displacement, and Puerto Rican Families. ISBN 0520936418, 9780520936416.
- Ramos-Zayas, Ana Y. National Performances: The Politics of Class, Race, and Space in Puerto Rican Chicago. ISBN 0226703592, 9780226703596.
Further reading
- Betancur, John J. "The settlement experience of Latinos in Chicago: Segregation, speculation, and the ecology model." Social Forces 74.4 (1996): 1299-1324.
- Burwell, Rebecca, et al. "The Chicago Latino Congregations Study (CLCS): Methodological Considerations" (University of Notre Dame, Institute for Latino Studies, Center for the Study of Latino Religion, 2010).
- Cruz, Wilfredo. Puerto Rican Chicago (Images of America). ISBN 1439631549, 9781439631546.
- Farr, Marcia. Latino language and literacy in ethnolinguistic Chicago (Routledge, 2005).
- Fernández, Lilia. Brown in the Windy City: Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in Postwar Chicago (2012). excerpt
- Mumm, Jesse Stewart. "When the white people come: Gentrification and race in Puerto Rican Chicago" (PhD diss. Northwestern University, 2014).
- Padilla, Felix M. Latino ethnic consciousness: the case of Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans in Chicago (University of Notre Dame Press, 1985).
- Pallares, Amalia, and Nilda Flores-González, eds. ¡ Marcha!: Latino Chicago and the immigrant rights movement (University of Illinois Press, 2010).
- Paral, Rob, et al. "Latino demographic growth in metropolitan Chicago." (University of Notre Dame, Institute for Latino Studies, Center for the Study of Latino Religion, 2004) online.
- Rinaldo, Rachel. "Space of resistance: the Puerto Rican cultural center and Humboldt Park" Cultural Critique 50 (2002): 135-174.
- Roberts, Emma González. Understanding Paseo Boricua: why the preservation of Chicago's Puerto Rican enclave matters (Thesis Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021). online
- Rúa, Mérida M. A grounded identidad: Making new lives in Chicago's Puerto Rican neighborhoods (Oxford University Press, 2012) excerpt
- Toro-Morn, Maura, Ivis García Zambrana, and Marixsa Alicea. "De bandera a bandera (from flag to flag): New scholarship about the Puerto Rican diaspora in Chicago." Centro Journal 28.2 (2016): 4+.