Juan Flores Papers

Content Description

Juan Flores (September 29, 1943 - December 2, 2014) was a pioneering scholar of Nuyorican culture, art and language. Flores grew up in Bayside, Queens. He received his BA in German language studies from Queens College, CUNY and his master's and doctorate degrees in German Literature from Yale University. While teaching German at Stanford, Flores became involved in the Chicano studies movement in California. He returned to New York City to serve as the Research Director for the Arts and Culture Task Force at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies from 1976-1981, and subsequently returned to serve as Centro's Director from 1993-1997. Flores was a professor of Black and Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, CUNY until 2006, when he moved to the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University. He brought exposure to many Nuyorican writers, and his prolific scholarship analyzed and documented the intersection of culture and identity in the Puerto Ricans in New York City. Flores's collection includes biographical information, material documenting his academic work and scholarly research, publications, presentations and photographs. Related collections in the Centro Archives include, Center for Puerto Rican Studies Records (documenting Flores' tenure as Centro Director and the work of the Arts and Culture Task Force) and the Tato Laviera Papers.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Gift of Miriam Jiménez Román.

Restrictions Apply

No