Puerto Rican and Proud/Puertorriquenos y Orgullosos [Front panel title.]

New York, NY: Foundation for Change Inc, 1973. Very good +. 11" x 8½". Bifolium printed all four sides and folded to 3¾" x 8½". Very good plus with minimal wear.

This bilingual brochure was produced by an organization focused on improving race relations whose name makes it difficult to research- the Foundation for Change, Inc. ("FFC"). See item 2, above, for more on the FFC.

This brochure featured 14 photographic images and printed all of its text in both English and Spanish. The cover was graced with a group shot of Puerto Rican children outside their New York City public school. Six different children's headshots were featured inside the brochure, alongside text describing their physical resemblance to the various ethnicities that make up the Puerto Rican American, including Taino Indians, Spaniards, and Africans. Seven images (with corresponding descriptions) were of notable Puerto Ricans including Lola Rodriguez de Tio, "a writer and poetess who worked for equal rights for women and for freedom for Puerto Rico," actor/director Miriam Colon, and Arthur Schomburg. There was also a list of books for further reading.

According to a 1977 dissertation on multicultural practices in childhood education, this was one of several brochures included in "Racism and Sexism," published by the Council on Interracial Books for Children ("CIBC") and the FFC. These publications were intended to be used in the classroom, "offering cultural, historical and current information for building self image of the minority child and for increasing awareness and respect for white children about racial minorities." The CIBC was formed in 1965 by teachers from the New York City area who had assisted in some of the Freedom Schools in Mississippi. More than one source described Hoffman as a full time volunteer for CIBC, and said that FFC had merged with CIBC, but none provided a date. Hoffman first appeared in a CIBC newsletter as a contributor/consultant/reviewer in 1974. She retired as the director of the CIBC's resource center in 1985 and the CIBC disbanded in 1989.

A wonderful source of images and information intended to educate children on Puerto Rican Americans. OCLC shows two copies of the 1974 edition of this brochure, but none of the edition on offer.