Carmen Teresa WhalenCarmen Teresa Whalen is Professor of History and Latina/o Studies at Williams College, where she has also served as the Chair of the Latina/o Studies program and as the Associate Dean for Institutional Diversity. She teaches courses on comparative Laina/o history, im/migration, and Latinas in the global economy. She received her B.A. from Hampshire College and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Rutgers University, New Brunswick. She is the author of From Puerto Rico to Philadelphia: Puerto Rican Workers and Postwar Economies (Temple University Press, 2001), as well as a photographic history, El Viaje: Puerto Ricans of Philadelphia (Arcadia Publishers, 2006). She is co-editor of The Puerto Rican Diaspora: Historical Perspectives(Temple University Press, 2005), and has also published articles and book chapters. Her current research focuses on Puerto Rican women, New York City�s garment industry, and garment workers� unions in the post-World War II era. Read More Read Less