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Puerto Rican Studies

the 1950s/60s, that is, the influx of Puerto Ricans into the continental U.S. that occurred during these decades in terms of the p...

Puerto Ricans And Cross-Cultural Encounters

erects a significant communication barrier is quite easy to understand; because this barrier exists, it is not a simple task for P...

Puerto Rican Obituary and the Nuyorican Community

of the Puerto Rican dream to its death and the deaths of those who made up his poets society, but it is a stretch to say that it m...

Identity and Puerto-Rican Americans

whole, as the US Census bureau indicates that 25 percent of all living on the mainland and 55 percent of Puerto Ricans living on t...

A Comparison of the Cuban and Puerto Rican Migrations to the US

This paper contends that because Cubans have enjoyed a long residence in South Florida, they have made more social inroads there. ...

Social Equality and Migration of Puerto Ricans

In fifteen pages this research paper discusses migration of Puerto Ricans in a consideration of social service programs to ensure ...

'Push and Pull' of Puerto Rican Migration

In fourteen pages this paper discusses the problems associated with the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and the lack of Puerto Rican...

Mainland Puerto Rican Migration

part of the United States. This means that Puerto Ricans -- whether born on the island or the mainland -- are U.S. citizens. "To t...

Inner Cities and Puerto Ricans

as I write, the inner-city Puerto Rican population continues to grow. So why would a group of people who spent more than 80 years ...

Eighteenth to Twentieth Century Puerto Rican History Essays

In eleven pages various essays regarding the history of Puerto Rico and its Caribbean role, coffee's eighteenth century economic i...

Puerto Ricans in New York City and Memoirs of Bernardo Vega

In six pages this text is analyzed in a consideration of issues including racial prejudice as it relates to the NYC experience of ...

NYC and Puerto Ricans

In five pages this paper discusses Puerto Ricans who call New York City home in a consideration of the status of their living cond...

Puerto Ricans in 'the Big Apple'

of employment opportunity, income, welfare payments, and unemployment compensation payments, the author concludes that in the peri...

Overview of the Text When I Was Puerto Rican

In six pages this paper discusses the US and its Puerto Rican culture in a text overview that includes cultural variations, the La...

Puerto Rican Language

that they are seen widespread throughout many states in the nation and as such have developed very diverse language adaptations of...

Senior Citizens of Puerto Rico

In seven pages this paper examines social and cultural differentiations as they apply to Puerto Rican senior citizens. Ten source...

Family Installments by Edward Rivera

there are grand manmade variances that separate one from the next when it comes to overall acceptance. While people may share var...

Statehood for Puerto Rico

the United States while adversaries worry about losing their cultural identity. The population is split between those who feel ...

Justice System of Puerto Rico

In four pages this overview of Puerto Rico's system of justice includes its constitution, civil laws, and also considers how the f...

Judith Ortiz Cofer’s Silent Dancing

words ONLY is a little over 9 pgs!!! 11 14 3037 (5-10-10) 3150 12 15 3375 13 16 3600 14 18 15 19 16 20 4500...

Negron-Muntaner/Barbie's Hair

if it was straightened, which is viewed as an "act of self-hatred or conformity" (Negron-Muntaner 45). Within this cultural framew...

Social Behavior from a Structural Perspective

bitterness in reporting that she took care of her mother and her entire family even as a young girl. Given that "the mention of h...

Growing Up Bilingual by Anna Celia Zentella

In six pages this paper reveals the author's detailed linguistic study of New York Spanish Harlem's Puerto Rican children. Eleven...

Gonzalez's and Flores' Studies of U.S. Latinos on Cultural Hybridity, Free Trade Zones, Immigrant Myths, and Political Participation

compared to only 31 percent of non-Hispanics. Previous to this many Hispanics were not allowed to vote because they could not beco...

American Minorities and Culture

in these traditional groups try to retain their language and keep their heritage alive to an extent. Their native languages of cou...

Male Gender Role Definition and Understanding

In five pages this paper examines how male gender roles are defined in a consideration of The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarc...

Pedro Pietri's Poetry

that this crisis of space and language has been most deeply problematized, and yet where a possible alternative lies for these wri...

Essay on 1999 Documentary Nuyorican Dreams

at an alternative school which he founded. Robert is an eloquent spokesman regarding how the culture of poverty harms minority mem...

Various Cultures and Views on Spirituality and Death

that deny death and try to defy it. In the United States for example a great deal of money is spent on prolonging life. Every minu...

Hispanic Cultures in the United States

different and tied to their country of origin. II. Mexican Americans Mexican Americans, as well as Puerto Rican and Cuban Amer...