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Featured articles about Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans

Puerto Rico Coqui

Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Coqui

Puerto Rico Coqui The Puerto Rico coqui, or little frog, as it is known in Puerto Rico, lives in a family of over 600 species of frogs. It is a tiny tree frog, measuring about one inch in length. They are translucent in color, though some appear yellow, some brown and some green. Their toes are not webbed, but separated and have small pads on the bottom so they can stick to surfaces. However, lack of this webbing means that they can not swim. The high pitched sound they make…

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Give Handiwork this Christmas

Puerto Rico

Give Handiwork this Christmas Therefore, when we cannot find the perfect gift, we take the easy way out and head on over to our neighborhood department store for the infamous gift certificate. This is the effortless way that we solve our gift-giving problem year after year. Unfortunately, the whole idea of giving runs the risk of losing its true meaning. This could be equally frustrating for the person receiving our gift. Our Hispanic culture is so rich and diverse that it has produced all types of great artists who specialize…

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We’re All Instruments Of Knowledge

Puerto Rico

We’re All Instruments Of Knowledge Most recently, I witnessed a young man speak of how he has felt segregated from the Hispanic community because he was mixed Puerto Rican and black, and did not know where to turn. Others have written me with similar stories explaining how they have experienced feelings of isolation, and discomfort once in a circle of fellow Latino peers. One might be amazed as to how many Puerto Ricans go through such ordeals, and how difficult it can be for especially a young Hispanic to be…

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Life as a Latina – part 2

Puerto Rico

Life as a Latina – part 2 C onsidering that I am a Puerto Rican sociologist, there is of great interest to me in answering the question, “How does the American civilization view Latin women in modern day society?” In a recent study I have done, being that I am a twenty-year-old attending college, there is offered easy access to individuals of all ages, ethnic backgrounds, and socio-economic status’. The research method used is called, “Random Sampling,” which consists of the researcher randomly selecting a specific amount of individuals, question their…

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Life as a Latina

Puerto Rico

Life as a Latina No matter what part of the world I have lived in, I have always celebrated, and have taken pride in my Puerto Rican heritage. As many young Puerto Rican Americans in the country may relate to, bilingualism has had its ups and downs, but the question still stands, are you any more Puerto Rican than the other if you do not speak the Spanish language? Personally, I speak both English and Spanish wonderfully, yet in my circle of hispanic friends, there is a variation in who…

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Three Very Successful Puerto Ricans

Puerto Rico
Jennifer Lopez

Three Very Successful Puerto Ricans Puerto Ricans are proud of their rich cultural heritage, comforting foods, friendly ways, festive music, and family customs. Because music and performance has been an integral part of the culture, there have been many Puerto Ricans who have made it and are on top of their game. Here’s a list of three of the most famous Puerto Ricans in their industry. J.Lo: the powerhouse Jennifer Lopez is the middle daughter of 3 from a modest Puerto Rican family growing up in the Bronx, New York.…

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Scholarships for Puerto Rican Women Wanting to Study in the US

Puerto Rico
Scholarships Hispanic Women

Scholarships for Puerto Rican Women Wanting to Study in the US Because Puerto Rican women have found that education is one of the better paths to independence and prosperity, they are attending college in greater numbers than ever. Even more might be interested in getting a degree if they knew how many scholarships are available that are designated for those of their nationality and gender. Free cash for college is just waiting for the Puerto Rican women who are willing to spend the time and effort to apply for these…

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Transforming Puerto Rico Through Fiction by David R. Martin

Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico City a novel by David R. Martin

Even with the extraordinary power of the internet, English language fiction set in contemporary Puerto Rico seems like a rare find. Hunter S. Thompson wrote The Rum Diary in the 1960s. This off-beat, character drama contains rich descriptions of Puerto Rico in the late 1950s. But The Rum Diary was not published until 1998. In 1985, Elmore Leonard published Glitz, where Puerto Rico serves as one of the locations of this murder thriller. In a similar genre, Steven Torres wrote the Precinct Puerto Rico series, taking place in the 1980s…

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Dos Santos – a novel by Fernando de Aragon

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Dos Santos - a novel by Fernando de Aragon

Dos Santos – a novel by Fernando de Arago Dos Santos is a captivating story set in the earliest days of the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean island that would eventually be called Puerto Rico. The story follows one man who sets out to find a place for himself and fulfill his dreams in the ‘new world’. Taking risks to change his destiny he found the life he sought, and the love he didn’t know he needed, in an unexpected place….among the Taínos. His new life exposed the  differences between…

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The Cries of San Sebastian

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the Cries of San Sebastian

The Cries of San Sebastian Woman Overcomes Class Struggle, Rebellion, Betrayal and Deceit to Find Love in New Novel New York, NY – When Rosalía Hernández, the daughter of a powerful and feared Spanish landowner in 1860’s Puerto Rico, falls in love with a rebel peasant from the mountains of San Sebastián, she unwittingly becomes the focal point behind her father’s hatred toward the Creoles and African slaves.  His relentless quest to kill anyone associated with the insurgency will erupt into a fatal confrontation.  Anthony Ramos takes readers back in…

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