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Juan A. Ocasio Rivera

Social worker, professor, and freelance writer based in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. He has contributed to such online publications as Counterpunch and New York Latino Journal.

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Five Years Later: Remembering Puerto Rican Nationalist Leader Filiberto Ojeda Ríos

by Elma Beatriz Rosado, Juan A. Ocasio Rivera

13 May 2010

Organized political movements advocating independence of Puerto Rico have existed since the mid-19th century. This month their eyes will be riveted on Washington as the U.S. Congress reviews legislation proposing a change in the island’s status. This year marks the anniversary of the (…)