Israel Meléndez
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Boricua Historian & Writer 🇵🇷 Bylines @nytimes @washingtonpost @guardiannews @whetstone_mag
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A New Law Threatens Access to Information
It also enshrines governmental laziness.
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The U.S. Military Footprint in Puerto Rico. Bases built for empire, not the archipelago.
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The U.S. Military Footprint in Puerto Rico
Bases built for empire, not the archipelago.
https://open.substack.com/pub/israelayala/p/the-us-military-footprint-in-puerto?r=cap0
8 months ago
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How Puerto Rico’s Colonial Status Deepens the Immigration Crisis
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8 months ago
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How the Spanish Flu Affected Puerto Rico
With COVID-19 surging again, we can look back to the last century.
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9 months ago
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A Short History of Pizza
It has a role in Puerto Rican modern diet.
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9 months ago
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Design for Cooling Down is not New. There are ways to bring temperatures down without AC.
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Design for Cooling Down is not New
There are ways to bring temperatures down without AC
https://open.substack.com/pub/israelayala/p/desing-for-cooling-down-is-not-new?r=cap0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
10 months ago
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Puerto Rico Has a History of Music As Tool of Pacific Protest. In recent demonstrations against ICE, music was key.
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Puerto Rico Has a History of Music As Protest
In recent demonstrations against ICE, music was key.
https://open.substack.com/pub/israelayala/p/puerto-rico-has-a-history-of-music?r=cap0
11 months ago
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Viejo San Juan’s Plaza de Armas Is Always Changing and new renovation sparks a look into the history of this important plaza.
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Viejo San Juan’s Plaza de Armas Is Always Changing
A new renovation sparks a look into the history of this important plaza.
https://open.substack.com/pub/israelayala/p/viejo-san-juans-plaza-de-armas-is?r=cap0
11 months ago
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Puerto Rico’s Role in the Cuban Missile Crisis. The U.S. used the archipelago in this Cold War operation.
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Puerto Rico’s Role in the Cuban Missile Crisis
The U.S. used the archipelago in this Cold War operation.
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12 months ago
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The Leo Popes and Puerto Rico Leo XIII worked on behalf of the Spanish empire to protect the Church’s property in colonies.
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The Leo Popes and Puerto Rico
Leo XIII worked on behalf of the Spanish empire to protect the Church’s property in colonies.
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12 months ago
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Puerto Rico’s Climate Change Policies Are in Jeopardy
Because of both the Trump administration and the local government.
https://open.substack.com/pub/israelayala/p/puerto-ricos-climate-change-policies?r=cap0
about 1 year ago
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Pan Sobao and Puerto Rico’s Reliance on Lard
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Pan Sobao and Puerto Rico’s Reliance on Lard
It went down a bit for health reasons, but will tariffs bring back cooking with manteca?
https://open.substack.com/pub/israelayala/p/pan-sobao-and-puerto-ricos-reliance?r=cap0
about 1 year ago
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Federal cuts have a double effect in Puerto Rico
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Federal cuts have a double effect in Puerto Rico
The cuts in the archipelago's precarious economy and its colonial status are worse.
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about 1 year ago
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Israel Meléndez
Internet Archive
about 1 year ago
From the essay, “Cultural Preservation and Queer History,” by Brooke Palmieri, part of the Vanishing Culture report. Download the full report now ➡️
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reposted by
Israel Meléndez
Internet Archive
about 1 year ago
History isn’t just what survives—it’s what we choose to remember. Too often, queer & trans stories have been erased, forgotten, or hidden away. But archives help reclaim that history, ensuring that future generations can find themselves in the past.
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