I'm a historian by training, a researcher at CENTRO, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, CUNY by day, and a public intellectual and blogger by night. In my academic work I specialize in 19-20 century Puerto Rican, Caribbean, Latino, and Latin American History. In my work addresses issues of race, gender and identity within imperial-colonial relations, nation building projects, the creation of national identities, and the impact of military institutions in society, culture, and politics. I have a forthcoming book, Fighting for the Nation: Military Service and Modern Puerto Rican National Identities, 1868-1952, University of Nebraska Press. You can find my academic work at: http://www.academia.edu/ I also write and blog about current issues, from politics to foreign policy, military matters, identity, race and privilege. You can find my most popular works in; Latino Rebels http://www.latinorebels.com/author/harryfranquirivera/ Centro Voices http://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/centrovoices/meet-the-authors/harry-franqui 80 Grados http://www.80grados.net/author/harry-franqui-rivera/ Follow me @hfranqui