Author: Dr. Harry Franqui
I'm a historian by training, a professor of history by day, and a public intellectual and blogger by night. I'm the author of: Soldiers of the Nation: Military Service and Modern Puerto Rico, 1868-1952. University of Nebraska Press, 2018. http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/university-of-nebraska-press/9780803278677/ 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, culture, 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 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/harryfranquirivera-315 80 Grados http://www.80grados.net/author/harry-franqui-rivera/ Follow me @hfranqui
Soldiers of the Nation Chapter 3, Excerpt
Excerpts from Soldiers of the Nation (Chapter 2)
Excerpts from Soldiers of the Nation (Chapter 1)
Excerpt: Soldiers of the Nation
KNEELING DURING THE ANTHEM DOES NOT DISRESPECT SOLDIERS AND VETERANS
Response to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Myths Surrounding the Gag Law (Ley de la Mordaza) and the Use of the Puerto Rican Flag
Thoughts on Harvard University-Funded Study: “Mortality in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria” — The Puerto Rico Data Lab
New Book—“Soldiers of the Nation: Military Service and Modern Puerto Rico, 1868-1952” — Repeating Islands