Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This video is from Unit Three of the Diasporican Educational Program.

This unit, Reimagining the Great Puerto Rican Family, critically examines the notion of "la Gran Familia Puertorriqueña.” It explains the relation of this concept and the racial homogenization of Puerto Ricans ('blanqueamiento'). It also introduces a feminist critique of Puerto Rico’s gendered project of modernity. It shows how the making of 'responsible fathers' and 'economically supportive mothers’ helped political leaders reorganize Puerto Rican families, while promoting migration.

What does the Diasporican Educational Program offer? A self-guided course teaching the social history of the Puerto Rican Diaspora throughout time across borders, language, identity, histories, and more.

Want to learn more? Head to diasporicaned.org and start learning today!
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