To argue on Puerto Rican Independence, Commonwealth, or Statehood, we must first learn of the history of Puerto Rico. Growing up I was very ignorant about Puerto Rico. It wa...
Should the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico become one of the United States Puerto Rico is an island in the West Indies acquired by the United States after the Spanish-America War...
Identity Crisis
The effect of colonialism on a colonized people can often result in a situation better known to us today as an "identity crisis." Studying the history of Pue...
Chapter IV focuses on the presence of the Americans in Puerto Rico during the early part of the twentieth century and their subsequent development of the sugarcane industry...
Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Columbian Americans, and Cuban Americans are only four of an innumerable amount of Hispanic peoples living in the United States today. Each...
Another One Bites the "Dust"
Sweet Diamond Dust, written by Rosario Ferre, focuses on modernization and how it's impacted the country of Puerto Rico and it's people. This bo...
Dominican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Mexican Americans are all very different than each other. But, they all have some similarities also. There is one really big mistake that...
Christine Costanzo Puerto Rican Migration to New York City
The story of the Puerto Rican people is unique in the history of U.S. immigration, just as Puerto Rico occup...