City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 6-2017 Becoming Ghosts: The Public Veiling of Puerto Ricans in New York City Samantha Pina Saghera The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/2085 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] Becoming Ghosts: The Public Veiling of Puerto Ricans in New York City By Samantha Pina Saghera A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Sociology as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2017 © 2017 SAMANTHA PINA SAGHERA All Rights Reserved ii Becoming Ghosts: The Public Veiling of Puerto Ricans in New York City by Samantha Pina Saghera This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Sociology in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Date Vilna Bashi Treitler Chair of Examining Committee Date Philip Kasinitz Executive Officer Supervisory Committee: Richard Alba Philip Kasinitz THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iii ABSTRACT Becoming Ghosts: The Public Veiling of Puerto Ricans in New York City By Samantha Pina Saghera Advisor: Dr. Vilna Bashi Treitler In recent years Puerto Ricans in New York City have become difficult to locate in the public realm. This is a paradox given that Puerto Ricans make up the largest Hispanic subgroup in the larger metropolitan region.