Dr. Mell Rivera Díaz, Research Associate | CENTRO @CentroPR
Dr. Mell Rivera Díaz, Research Associate | CENTRO  @CentroPR
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Meet one of CENTRO’s 2025–2026 Rooted + Relational Fellows.

A scholar, poet, and musician examining race, translation, and Puerto Rican and Nuyorican poetry across the twentieth century.

This year’s theme, “Boricuas in Relation,” explores how Puerto Rican communities—across the archipelago and diaspora—have long formed political, cultural, and kinship ties in dialogue with other racial and ethnic communities.

Throughout the year, fellows will engage in research, archival work, creative practice, and public scholarship that reflects CENTRO’s mission and the relational histories of Puerto Rican life.

Join us at the Rooted + Relational Symposium in May, where fellows will share their work with the public.

RSVP here: https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/event/rooted-relational-boricuas-in-relation/

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Dr. Mell Rivera Díaz, Research Associate | CENTROAre language and identity inseparable? | Diasporican Educational ProgramPrintmaking Workshop with Jacoub Reyes | Artist ResidencyMeet Dr. Cristina Pérez Jiménez | Rooted + Relational 2024-2025 | CENTROLibrary & Archives Lunch Hour: New Books in Puerto Rican StudiesCafecito Con... Centro Summer FellowsShifting Social Work to Social Justice: Feminism, Care Work, and Puerto Rican Women’s...Letters for Palestine Storytelling as PraxisData Inequities & Community Stewardship: Erasure, Resiliency and Black Data | CENTROWhat are the Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora? | Archivists Answer Questions from the InternetJuanita Lanzo: The Gestures of Embodiment | Diasporican Art in MotionSymposium Kick Off – Theorizing Diasporas Past & Future
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