Reciprocity In Puerto Rico

The term Hispanic refers to people who are capable of speaking and comprehending the Spanish language, and whose ancestry identifies with the Hispanic culture. The three main Hispanic groups in the United States are Cubans, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans. Puerto Ricans are people who identify themselves as Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin, meaning they were either born in Puerto Rico, or have family ancestry that traces back to Puerto Rico. According to Lopez & Patten (2015), in 2013, Puerto Ricans were the second-largest Hispanic origin population living in the United States, accounting for 9.5%. This population continues to grow. In fact, between 1980 and 2013, the Puerto Rican population in the United States had increased by 56% (Lopez & Patten, 2015). Puerto Rican culture is unique, and quite complex. To gain knowledge and a better understanding of the Puerto Rican culture, I attended the Puerto Rican Festival held in Milwaukee, and conducted an interview with Melinda Nieves, a Puerto Rican woman living in Appleton. Through these experiences, I found that Puerto Rican culture is centered around language, family, and religion, as well as music and delicious food.

One of the most charming statements ever made about Puerto Rican diversity goes as follows:

Should you find yourself in a disaster, helping others is most likely not your first thought. The more rational probe for a way to survive safely, they usually worry about themselves first, and others second. In the Novel Hiroshima by John Hersey, even though many of the main characters are hurt, run to assist others. Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura, Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto, and Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge, who were in the thick of it lacked any authentic reason to help others, yet they still made the effort to try. The disaster that befell Hiroshima was an atrocity, however, it did bring the community closer. Compassion in all forms, enthralls those who have nothing to gain to help others, regardless of the repercussions or sacrifices.

In Reproducing Empire, Laura Briggs provides her readers with a very thorough history of the mainland U.S. and Puerto Rican discourses and its authors surrounding Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans, from Puerto Rico's formation in the mainland elite's "mind" as a model U.S. (not) colony in 1898* to its present status as semi-autonomous U.S.

Since the nineteenth century Puerto Ricans have been caught in the cross-streams of two cultures,

The horrendous conditions on the island led to widespread dissent and an increasingly powerful nationalist movement. The tension between the two nations led to 40,000 Puerto Ricans migrating to New York City in 1946 and by 1960 there were one million Puerto Ricans in the U.S. (Gonzalez 81). Ethnic tensions were high with the sudden influx of Puerto Ricans, especially in New York, causing those who could unite to turn against in each other in the East Harlem gang wars. Eventually, the communality of Catholicism and economic status between Puerto Ricans, Italians, and the Irish led to better relations. The second generation of Puerto Ricans, described as “smart, urban, and English-dominant,” were still not regarded as true Americans. In order to lose the stigma as a foreigner there was a push to either become part of the white or black community, as Puerto Ricans were quite literally situated between both races. According to Gonzalez many Puerto Ricans were inclined to join the black power movement rather than integrate. There was dissent on being second-class citizens, especially after Puerto Ricans returned from Vietnam (93). There were Puerto Rican power movements that aligns with the Chicano Movement as a whole, but this died down leading in the 80s and 90s with the third generation of Puerto Ricans. Gonzalez’s point on the third generation of Puerto Ricans directly coincides with the data discussed in the article by Matt Barreto and Gary M. Segura’s Latino America. Both parties show an increasingly disconnected Latino youth, as Gonzalez states, “devoid, for the most part, of self-image, national identity, or cultural awareness,” while faced with social and economic problems faced nationally by Latinos, while simultaneously increasingly assimilating

Did The Concept Of Reciprocity Benefit Both Canada And The United States? The concept of reciprocity is crucial to the growth of a combined North American policy. Both Canada and the U.S. have benefited from such trade deals.

Upon continuing the discussion of what it means to be Puerto Rican, it is clear that the early US colonial rule fundamentally shaped the character of this definition. At the conclusion of the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico became a possession of the United States subject only to the privileges that the US was willing to grant it. The dichotomy between Puerto Rico’s expectations and what it actually became after 1898, helped to formulate elite definitions of what it meant to be Puerto Rican. This new Puerto Rican identity, which was in large part based upon historical myths, served as defense mechanisms to combat the elite’s dissatisfaction with the new political, social and

In the article “Haiti in Crisis”, it talks about Haiti’s struggles to find a way to receive food, water, and shelter ever since the massive Hurricane Matthew occurred and left them all begging for food. The situations in both events are brutal in different ways. In this case, The Giver’s community would be a more desirable place to live.

“I know what's enchanting about my beautiful Puerto Rico. That's why I love her so, and I'll always call her Precious”. This verse is part of a song called “Preciosa,” which is cataloged as another anthem of Puerto Rico. I was born and grew up knowing the island of Puerto Rico as Borikén, the island of charm. I had the opportunity to know the rural paths of my blessed island, its culture, and its history. Every year in school, I learned about my roots, the “Indio Taino,” the African slaves, and the Spanish colonizers. As I was part of a folkloric dance group, I was able not only to learn of the Puerto Rican culture and history, but to represent it as well. Along with the Puerto Rican history, I always knew Puerto Rico was a territory of the United States, but I

"Puerto Rico...is a people with a history, with its own idiosyncrasy....I don't think we are a random assortment of people that are cohabiting on the one hundred by thirty-five miles which is the size of our island. I think we're more than that. I think we're a nation that has a history that was established from the time before colonization. First there were natives on our island who were the aborigines, the Taíno Indians. Then came the era of Spanish colonization. Then comes the importation of slaves, which brings the African element also. That is, we are a national

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In the past year, we have had three hurricanes hit the United States and several shootings, one right after the other. The ones that were not affected by the hurricanes or the shootings are supporting and helping those who were. One of the news articles that I have read said that a cruise ship canceled one of the most profitable times of the year to go help the people on an island that are stuck there from all of the flooding. The recent act of people coming together was the shooting in Las Vegas at a concert. That was a crazy time, all those people

The few surviving Tainos took off to the mountains for survival. The first two important elements of whom and what makes up Puerto Rican people, is here. The Taino Indians are 1/3 of the element. The second element, were the Spaniards.

Every day there is a person in need. Every day there are Americans lending a hand to people all over the United States. They even help other people all over the world as well. Most people wouldn’t even bother glancing over at their enemy and lend a hand, but Americans would. On April 2015, an earthquake struck Nepal and many people were hurt and devastated by the disaster. By the time Americans heard of the news, they were already going over to give assistance. Volunteers went to the ones