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Featured articles about Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans

Puerto Rican Institute for the Development of the Arts

Puerto Rico

PRIDA, Puerto Rican Institute for the Development of the Arts, is an organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Puerto Rican artists and the arts. PRIDA grew out of Comité Noviembre’s Puerto Rican Artisan Fair and Exhibit. This, the largest such fair outside of Puerto Rico, takes place in November and has brought together the best Puerto Rican artists on the east coast for a day of arts, crafts and literature since 2006. PRIDA supports Puerto Rican artists by establishing a membership program that advocates, empowers and services the…

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How to Avoid the Biggest Wedding Gown Issues on Your Big Day

Puerto Rico

Shopping for the wedding gown is one of the best parts of planning a wedding if you ask most brides. That said, some common mistakes can derail your plans. Learn how to avoid the most significant wedding gown shopping blunders. Properly allocate funds When you start planning your wedding budget, you will typically have to allow about 10% of it for your attire. What may not be apparent to many brides, though, is that it does not mean you should purchase a wedding gown that takes up 10% of your…

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Roka Fli Tee

Puerto Rico

Roka Fli Tee I’m a Bronx born Puerto Rican with an immense love for Puerto Rico & I express that on my t-shirt apparel business. Being creative has been a skill I have had since very young. Throughout my years of education I have always excelled in the arts. I am lucky to have continued to be creative in my life through my 9 to 5 as a graphic designer and as my own boss with my online business, RokaFliTee.com. Using clothing apparel as a canvas to transfer my artwork…

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the Borinqueneers

Puerto Rico

    The Borinqueneers chronicles the never-before told story of the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment, the only all-Hispanic unit in U.S. Army history. Narrated by Hector Elizondo, the documentary relies on the vivid testimony of the regiment’s veterans and rare archival footage to trace the unique experience of the 65th, culminating in the Korean War and the dramatic events that would threaten its very existence. The 65thInfantry Regiment was nicknamed “The Borinqueneers” after “Borinquen”, the word given to Puerto Rico by its original inhabitants, the Taino Indians. Bound by…

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Puerto Rico: United States Citizens Starting in 1917

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Puerto Rico Flag and American Flag

Puerto Rico: United States Citizens Starting in 1917 written by: Rett Fisher Puerto Rico sits close to 1,000 miles southeast of Florida. The island was given to the U.S. after the Spanish-American War in the year 1898. Two years later the U.S. set up a government for the island through a Congressional Act. President William McKinley inaugurated their first governor in San Juan that same year. Nearly twenty years later, about four weeks prior to the U.S. entering World War I, the Jones-Shafroth Act was signed by then-President Woodrow Wilson,…

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Puerto Rico Coqui

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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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