UA students examine United States' complicated relationship with Puerto Rico
UA students traveled to Puerto Rico and examined the United States’ future with the Caribbean island that became part of the United States after the 1898 Spanish-American War. Their multi-part series was published for Wick Newspapers, principally the Green Valley News, in July and August 2007.
The trip was part of the UA's program in international journalism and was sponsored by the School of Journalism and the Center for Latin American Studies. Alan Weisman, a professor of journalism and Latin American Studies, led the trip. He has covered Latin America and the environment extensively, and is the author of five books, including his latest, The World Without Us, which spent most of summer 2007 on The New York Times bestseller list.
Read the series:
July 20, 2007
UA students produce series on Puerto Rico
July 25, 2007
English versus Spanish in Puerto Rico
July 27, 2007
English versus Spanish in Puerto Rico
Aug. 3, 2007
Crossing Puerto Rico's border
Aug. 5, 2007
Cubans cross through Puerto Rico
Aug. 12, 2007
Coming to Puerto Rico differs from Arizona
Aug. 15, 2007
Engineering talent flows to S. Arizona
Aug. 17, 2007
Reggaetó on explodes in Puerto Rico and Tucson
Aug. 24, 2007
Puerto Rico does about-face on birth control
Aug. 29, 2007
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