Invisible Americans

Invisible Americans is a multi-media project that documents the experiences of several Puerto Ricans, who are born American citizens, grappling with what can be best described as a sense of blurred identity. The project specifically follows Puerto Rican youths as they discover their identity of either being more Puerto Rican or “American” while trying to survive in a city that is both affected by high crime rates and is playing an active role in the current handling of immigrants crossing the United States/Mexico border. For the past decade York County Prison has been used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center. Due to ICE’s increase in activity and current immigration policies, Puerto Ricans living in York fear they are also likely to become victims, because of their Hispanic heritage. Yet, many are using their unique position of being Hispanic – American citizens to become advocates for immigrants and act as community builders.

Author

• Bahn, Shane Lewis

Language

• en

Keyword

• Puerto Rican
• Identity
• Citizenship
• Culture
• Immigration
• Hispanic

Date created

• 2020

Type of Work

• Master's Thesis

License

• All rights reserved

Rights statement

• In Copyright

GW Unit

• New Media Photojournalism

Degree

• M.A.

Advisor

• Sterner, Susan

Persistent URL

•  https://scholarspace.library.gwu.edu/etd/j098zb76t