AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 101 BOOKS SUITABLE FOR TEACHING URBAN DISADVANTAGED NEGRO AND PUERTO RICAN CHILDREN IS PRESENTED. THE BOOKS REFLECT THE ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION OF THE NEGRO AND PUERTO RICAN IN OUR HISTORY, ENHANCE THE ESSENTIAL DIGNITY AND INTEGRITY OF MINORITIES, PROVIDE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF MINORITIES, AND PROMOTE…

Problems associated with identifying names among Spanish-speaking people and addressing them are discussed. Their customs regarding names and differences which exist in Puerto Rican and Spanish cultures are included. Variations and compound names are treated. Suggestions are given for recording names of Spanish-speaking persons to facilitate…

The document reviewed the legal background of racial isolation in the schools of New York and described the efforts to eliminate de facto segregation in New York schools. An analysis is made of the extent to which Negro and Puerto Rican student populations are isolated in the New York schools. Selected studies were examined to define differences…

This paper indicates the necessity for clinicians, especially Anglo-American clinicians, who provide services to individuals from the Puerto Rican population, to be conscious of their possible prejudice toward them; they should also be aware of the negative attitude which frequently occurs on the part of the patient. It is crucial that clinicians…

This document reports the status of four minority groups and the availability of Ford Foundation graduate fellowships for the Ph.D. candidate. The four minority groups include Blacks, Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, and American Indians. Emphasis is placed on the background of minorities and graduate degrees, openings to opportunity, advanced study…

This study investigated the hypothesis that high level language proficiency is associated with low observable aggression and low language proficiency is associated with high aggression. Sixteen black and eight Puerto Rican male fifth graders were the subjects of a test of this hypothesis. Four variables were examined: language proficiency,…

Earnings of white, Puerto Rican, and black female graduates of a New York City vocational school were analyzed for a period of five years after graduation. Puerto Rican and black students completing the same curriculum as whites earned considerably less. Factors affecting these differences are analyzed. (Author)

State-trait anxiety and mood states in delinquents were studied by administering the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children and the Profile of Mood States to 41 behavior problem adolescents, residents of a facility for youthful offenders. The correlations between the instruments, and sex difference are discussed. (Author/MV)

The need for museums to become more oriented to the community, particularly to minority groups, is discussed. A museum in the Bronx, New York, created to be a learning center for local children, is described. The Museum's role in learning and in fostering cultural awareness is stressed. (GC)

Reports on the industrialization of Puerto Rico--the social, political, and economic influences, the past failures, recent developments, and the plans for the future. (BB)

The main political question on the minds of most Puerto Ricans is: "Is Puerto Rico going to be a state of the United States, a commonwealth directly connected to the United States, or is Puerto Rico going to be an independent country?" (NQ)

This brief article cites reports on Puerto Rican education including higher education. (JP)

Standardized methodology was used to help identify item characteristics explaining differential item functioning among Hispanics on Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), in two studies with 284,359 and 292,725 Whites, Mexican-Americans, and Puerto Ricans. Results indicate true cognates, or words with a common root in English and Spanish; and content of…

Investigates Puerto Rican leaders' perceptions of English-language media regarding the issues of media coverage, fairness, access, and availability. Compares these perceptions with those of Mexican-American leaders, noting that both groups voiced dissatisfaction with the quality of news about Hispanics. (MM)

Discusses the raionale for bilingual education and for ethnic studies in a culturally pluralistic society. (SB)