The Nuyorican The Nuyorican Movement Movement

BY: Davie and ArabiaBY: Davie and Arabia

What is the What is the Nuyorican Nuyorican

movement?movement?•Cultural and intellectual movementCultural and intellectual movement•Originated in the late 1960’s and Originated in the late 1960’s and

1970’s1970’s•Formed as a means to validate the Formed as a means to validate the

Puerto Rican experience in the Puerto Rican experience in the United StatesUnited States

•Started in Neighborhoods such as Started in Neighborhoods such as Loisiada, East Harlem and the South Loisiada, East Harlem and the South

BronxBronx•Gave Birth to cultural organizations Gave Birth to cultural organizations

such as, Nuyorican Poets Café, such as, Nuyorican Poets Café, Puerto Rican traveling theatre, and Puerto Rican traveling theatre, and

El Museo del BarrioEl Museo del Barrio

•Cultural and intellectual movementCultural and intellectual movement•Originated in the late 1960’s and Originated in the late 1960’s and

1970’s1970’s•Formed as a means to validate the Formed as a means to validate the

Puerto Rican experience in the Puerto Rican experience in the United StatesUnited States

•Started in Neighborhoods such as Started in Neighborhoods such as Loisiada, East Harlem and the South Loisiada, East Harlem and the South

BronxBronx•Gave Birth to cultural organizations Gave Birth to cultural organizations

such as, Nuyorican Poets Café, such as, Nuyorican Poets Café, Puerto Rican traveling theatre, and Puerto Rican traveling theatre, and

El Museo del BarrioEl Museo del Barrio

What is a Nuyorican?What is a Nuyorican?

• ““New York” and “Puerto New York” and “Puerto Rican” clash based on Rican” clash based on origins and culture origins and culture dealing with people who dealing with people who are Puerto Rican or of are Puerto Rican or of Puerto Rican DecentPuerto Rican Decent

• First started out as an First started out as an INSULT until Miguel INSULT until Miguel Algarin reclaimed it and Algarin reclaimed it and transformed it.transformed it.

• Largely located in or Largely located in or around New York State around New York State

• Differentiates those of Differentiates those of Puerto Rican descent Puerto Rican descent from the Puerto Rico-born from the Puerto Rico-born (Boricuas)(Boricuas)

The StruggleThe Struggle

Nuyorican Nuyorican Movement Movement

Black Power Black Power MovementMovement

Young LordsYoung Lords

• Established in 1960Established in 1960

• Puerto Rican Puerto Rican nationalist groupnationalist group

• Promoted Promoted neighborhood neighborhood empowerment and empowerment and Puerto Rican self Puerto Rican self determinationdetermination

• Had several takeovers Had several takeovers nationally nationally

Felipe LucianoFelipe Luciano

• Born in 1947Born in 1947

• Served in Prison for Served in Prison for manslaughtermanslaughter

• Original member of Original member of the Last Poets with the Last Poets with Gylan Kain & David Gylan Kain & David NelsonNelson

• Co-Founded The New Co-Founded The New York Chapter of the York Chapter of the Young LordsYoung Lords

• Most Notable Work: Most Notable Work: “Jibaro, My Pretty “Jibaro, My Pretty Nigger” Nigger”

Miguel PineroMiguel Pinero

• Born 1946-1988Born 1946-1988

• Lived in Loisada Lived in Loisada (Lower East Side)(Lower East Side)

• Co-Founder of Co-Founder of Nuyorican Poets CaféNuyorican Poets Café

• Most Notable work: Most Notable work: “Short Eyes”“Short Eyes”

Pedro PietriPedro Pietri

• Born: 1944-2004Born: 1944-2004

• 11stst round of Major round of Major Artist develop the Artist develop the Nuyorican CaféNuyorican Café

• Most Notable Work: Most Notable Work: Puerto Rican ObituaryPuerto Rican Obituary

Willie PerdomoWillie Perdomo

• Next Generation of Next Generation of Nuyorican PoetsNuyorican Poets

• Best Work: When a Best Work: When a Nickel Costs a DimeNickel Costs a Dime

• Most Notable Poem: Most Notable Poem: “Nigger-Reecan Blues”“Nigger-Reecan Blues”