Study Questions for Edwin Maldonado, "Contract Labor and the Origins of Puerto Rican Communities in the United States" 1. Why did the Puerto Rican govt encourage migration from the island? 2. What is the definition of "contract labor"? Who paid for transportation to and from the island? 3. Which types of mainland employers hired PRs in the 1920s? 1940s? 4. What was the War Manpower Commission's role in PR migration? 5. What were PR complaints about housing, working conditions, food, and pay during WWII on the mainland? 6. What was the problem with laws regulating contract labor conditions? p. 115. 7. Explain why PRs migrated to Hawaii, Calif., and Arizona. 8. Where did the PRs who settled in Milwaukee come from? Miami Now Study Questions for Miami Now!, What is the pre-1959 history of Cubans in NY and Florida? How did the Golden Exiles leave the island after the Cuban revolution? What is "institutional completeness"? How does the enclave insulate Cubans from "segmented labor market"? What is the role of Cuban women in the enclave? Why has "acculturation" slowed down? What is the impact of the Cuban exiles' age on the Cuban American community?