The Psychology of Puerto Rican Migration (original) (raw)
The migrant experience, including the circular migration experienced by many Puerto Ricans, has been recorded in popular Puerto Rican literature. "Impressionistic" data from informal interviews has confirmed the patterns of migration depicted in literature. Five stages of migration are identified as: (1) the anticipation before migration; (2) tile act of migration; (3) overcompensation in the early period following migration; (4) decompensation after the initial period of euphoria; and (5) eventual adaptation. The transgenerational impacts of migration are traced. Few, if any, Puerto Rican migrants have migrated alone; all exist in the context of Puerto Rican culture. An understanding of the psychology of migration and Puerto Rican culture is essential for the professional working with the Puerto Rican child. (Contains 33 references.) (SLD) * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. INFORMATION CENTER (E.RICI I nis bunk is cieolcated to Myrna. who has dedicated her life to the education of Puerto Rican cnildren. Paula, who showed me about the culture of migrancy Debbie and Ken, my adopted family Without your faith, funds and food, this book would not have reached fruition My extended family in El Redentor United Methodist Church. and To the millions who took the leap of faith, left the Island to look for the promised land. After forty years, many are still looking for the promised land. Others, having found the promised land, haw remained And to !hose that realized that their promised land is the Island and have returned.
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