Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños/Center for Puerto Rican Studies
Centro is the only university-based research institute in the United States devoted to the interdisciplinary study of the Puerto Rican experience. Founded in 1973 by a coalition of faculty, students and community leaders, Centro is housed at Hunter College in Manhattan and is a research center of the City University of New York.

The mission of the Centro archives is to identify, collect, preserve and make accessible information sources that document the Puerto Rican experience. The library houses a comprehensive collection of books, periodicals, microform, and audio-visual materials in all areas of Puerto Rican studies. Centro's archival holdings include about 90 archival collections including the records of major institutions and community organizations, such as the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, ASPIRA, and the United Bronx Parents Association, and the papers from elected officials, community activists, labor leaders, intellectuals, and artists.

Dr. Carmen Mercado, Project Co-director
Dr. Mercado is an Associate Professor of Education at the Hunter College School of Education, and a specialist in the field of Puerto Rican education and literacy education. Over the past two decades, she has engaged in participatory community research with bilingual and mainstream teachers, students and their families with an eye toward understanding students' homes and communities as resources for academic learning. She is the author of numerous articles and book chapters.

Dr. Victoria Núñez, Project Co-director
Ms. Núñez is an Assistant Professor at the School of Education, Brooklyn College. She teaches and conducts research on race and ethnicity, migration narratives that document the formation of U.S. Latino communities; and the Puerto Rican diaspora.

Helga E. Pérez, M.A., Instructional designer
Ms. Perez has eight years of experience working in various capacities as an educational technology consultant for non-profits. She has an M.A. from New York University in Educational Communication and Technology.

 Pedro Juan Hernandez, Archivist
 Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños

 Nelida Pérez, Head Librarian and Archivist
Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños