Author: Lidia Hernández Tapia

  • New York’s 9/11-Era Veterans, 2007-2017

    A New Report from the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY Studies the Changes among the Veteran Population in the New York Metropolitan Area Contact: E-mail: clacls@gc.cuny.edu NEW YORK, March 15, 2021—The Graduate Center of The City University of New York’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino…

  • Voting Changes between the 2016 and 2020 Presidential Elections

    Counties with a large Latino population saw a 53.8% increase in Republican support between the 2016 and the 2020 presidential elections. Votes for the Democratic candidates in these counties only increased by 28.9%. A New Report from the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY Examines the Changes in…

  • Transformations Among the Mexican-origin Population in NYC, 1990-2017

    The Mexican-origin population in NYC was growing exponentially until the 2010s, when it declined significantly.  A New Collaborative Report from the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY and the Mexican Studies Institute at Lehman College, CUNY, examines the Changes in the Mexican-Origin Population of NYC. Contact: E-mail: clacls@gc.cuny.edu NEW…

  • Georgia On My Mind: On Voter Participation Rates by Race/Ethnicity in the 2020 Election and the Senate Runoff Scheduled for 2021

    By Laird W. Bergad Distinguished Professor, Department of Latin American and Latino Studies, Lehman College Ph.D. Program in History, The Graduate Center, and Director of the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies, CLACLS The Georgia runoff election for two senatorial seats scheduled for January 5, 2021 may well determine the success, partial success, or…

  • Book Talk: The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity, from Nixon to Trump.

    In The Hispanic Republican, historian and political commentator Geraldo Cadava illuminates the history of the millions of Hispanic Republicans who, since the 1960s, have had a significant impact on national politics. Intertwining the little understood history of Hispanic Americans with a cultural study of how post–World War II Republican politicians actively courted the Hispanic vote…