The contents of this compendium are organized in four parts, as follows. Part one, "From Education," includes the following essays: "A Positive View of Bilingualism," Bejamin Pacheco; "Puerto Rican Children and the New York City Public Schools," Luis Fuentes; "Why Puerto Rican Students Drop Out of School: An Explanatory Analysis," Alexander Bazquez; "A Case for Puerto Rican Studies Programs," Richard Rivera; and, "Affirmative Action in Higher Education," Frank Negron. Part two, "From the Arts," includes the following essays: "Television and the Puerto Rican," Marife Hernandez; "Puerto Ricans in American Films: Peliculas sin Personajes," Edward Mapp; "The Anguish of the Expatriate Writer," Luis Quero-Chiesa; and, "The Playwright and the Puerto Rican Theatre," Jaime Ruiz-Escobar. Part three, "From the Community," includes the following essays: "Self-Help Efforts in the Puerto Rican Community," Jacinto Marrero; "Reminiscences of Two Turned-on Puerto Rican Librarians," Lillian Lopez, with Pura Belpre; "Library Service to Puerto Ricans: An Overview," Jose Betancourt; "The Police as Viewed by New York City Puerto Ricans," John Bazquez and Charles Bahn; and, "Religion and the Puerto Ricans in New York," Antonio Stevens-Arroyo. Part four, "From the Individual," includes the following essays: "The Puerto Rican Woman in Business," Celia Vice; "The Puerto Rican Professional in America," Amalia Betanzos; "A Puerto Rican American Speaks," Luis Mercado; and, "Across Third Avenue: Freedom," Humberto Cintron. (JM)