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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...

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...

'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...

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...

Hispanic Cultures in the United States

Mexican Americans living in various states, such as California and Texas, that have likely been living in that state since it beca...

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...

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...

COMPARING DIFFERENT HISPANIC GROUPS

to view immigration reform in a vastly different manner than their Cuban counterparts. Furthermore, Cuban political savvy is going...

Examining Four Hispanic Groups

Mexicans living in the United States comprising 61.2% of all Hispanics in the country, by far the largest population segment (Engl...

U.S. Hispanic Groups

of the Roman Catholic Church" though there are a growing number of non-Catholics in the population (Mexican American, 2006). The ...

Hispanic Identity

Nation, 2007). Religious: The primary religion of the Cuban people is Catholicism although the numbers have dropped since the nat...

Latino Groups in the United States

disappearing, worsening their economic situation (Verdugo, 2006). However, their large numbers and increasing activism give them a...

Puerto Rican Language

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

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...

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...

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...

Demographic Information on Hispanics in the U.S.

candidates who propose social reform (Vawter, 2009). Language: All four groups speak Spanish; the variation comes what language t...

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...

American Immigration Paradoxes

will explore the ramifications of these paradoxes, focusing primarily on the experience of Puerto Rican immigrants. Silvia Pedra...

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...

Immigration Experiences

island nation is difficult to overstate (Diner 164). Between 1845 and 1853, Irelands population was diminished by half, going from...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...