Reflection on Puerto Rican Passages (1995) Puerto Rican Passages provides a comprehensive overview about Puerto Rico‚ and the Puerto Rican population in the United States‚ specifically Connecticut. It touches upon issues such as the history of Puerto Rico‚ immigration‚ politics and economy‚ and social and cultural issues concerning Puerto Ricans. The documentary aims at capturing the reasons for the large number of Puerto Rican population in Connecticut‚ and how their community is often misperceived
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Are you Puerto Rican or American? Hesitantly‚ I don’t know what to say when people ask me this question because I feel that I have to choose between the two ethnicities. Since I was born in the U.S.‚ I am considered American. But‚ if I say I am American‚ I am asked about my origins. Thus‚ controversy evolves around inhabitants of Puerto Rico because they are considered Americans since Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States. My skin is white‚ my eyes are brown‚ and my hair is dark brown
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My flag is going to be about the Puerto Rican flag. Puerto Rico is located in North America. Puerto Rico was found in 1898‚ when the American and Spanish had a war. The Puerto Rico flag looks like 5 white and red stripes and at the left there is blue triangle and a white star. What i’m going to be talking about what the red and white stripes are and the blue triangle with a white star means. Red part So first we are going to talk about the 3 red stripes. So the 3 red stripes mean the blood for
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traditions that makes the Puerto Rican culture must be its music. Some of the instruments played in customary Puerto Rican music originated with the Taíno people. The most notable is the güicharo‚ or guiro. Some of the guiros were made from dried gourds and fruits. They were also made from animal bones and wood as well. This instrument was adapted from the people of the pre-Colombian days. The musical traditions of the Spanish and Africans can also be heard in Puerto Rico’s music. Such music
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In the memoir When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago‚ the author recounts her childhood. Also referred to as "Negi‚" Esmeralda shares the various stages of her upbringing throughout Puerto Rico’s various cities‚ including Macún and Santurce. After dealing with several uprooting experiences‚ multiple schools‚ and even more challenging periods of adjustment‚ Negi is ultimately uprooted once more. After several years without commitment‚ Negi’s mother Ramona decides to leave Esmeralda’s father
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WHO ARE THE PUERTO RICAN OF NEW YORKK? CONTENTS Section Page I. INTRODUCTION 1. II. RESEARCH FINDINGS 2. SQ 1- What are the Puerto Rican Percentages and Regional Population rates in New York? SQ 2- When and Why did the Puerto Ricans come to New York City? SQ 3- What Cultural Holidays
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The Native Puerto Ricans are also known as the Taino people. The Taino people are very peaceful and ended up greeting Columbus with open arms and showing him the river where they had their most prize possession‚ there gold nuggets. It began in the XV Century but was then rediscovered by Christopher Columbus both the people and their land. These particular people spoke the language of Arawakan and they came from South America where they lived in small villages. They lived in villages that had chiefs
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21‚ 2014 Mexicans and Puerto Ricans Many Americans think Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are the same since they both belong to the ethnic group‚ Latino‚ and have a connection with Spanish language; there are many differences like the accents‚ vocabulary‚ culture‚ history‚ and the struggles they both had. Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are similar and different in immigration because Mexicans immigrated to the southwestern areas such as Texas and California‚ while Puerto Ricans immigrated to the eastern
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“The Puerto Rican Deaf Community” article is a work done by Holly Williams and Elizabeth Parks. In their work Williams and Parks talk about the problems that the deaf community in Puerto Rico have encountered. These problems are: that there not enough interpreters‚ violations to the law (ADA)‚ poor education opportunities and discrimination in the workplace. In Puerto Rico‚ there is a higher Deaf community in the western and central areas where the people communicate with PRSL which is considered
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What does it mean to be a Puerto Rican? This is a question that may have different answers according to the emphasis that is given. The more important approach is the geographical. Therefore‚ Puerto Rican are anyone that grown on the island of Puerto Rico. I emphasize in growth rather than birth‚ because a person may be born in P.R. and four months of age be moved to Italia where he lives the rest of his life. This individual will be Italian. Similarly‚ if an individual is born in Colombia
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