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Interview: Ms. Cancel Grace Marie is a 27 year old Puerto Rican female born on 8/30/1981. Ms. Cancel is the mother of Jaden Rodriguez 2 years old and Feliciano Kahil 1 year old. Ms. Cancel Grace interview took place at DCFS office on September 1st 2017 at DCFS office 6201 S Emerald. Ms. Cancel Grace was accompanied by her public defender Robert J Breslin during the interview. Ms. Grace is currently residing at A Safe Haven shelter 2750 W Roosevelt Rd. Interview was conducted in her secondary

of Puerto Rico, for instance. Even though it is colonized by America, the culture is that of Hispanic and American. The island varies from Spanish and English native speakers. Nonetheless, the do not call themselves Americans, but, Hispanic Puerto Ricans. Samuel Huntington states “Most Americans see the creed as the crucial element of their national identity. The creed, however, was the product of the distinct Anglo-Protestant culture of the founding settlers. Key elements of that culture include

account for almost 70% of the population. With a population of nearly six million, 58.8% of Nicaraguans live in urban areas, with nearly 2% of citizens migrating from rural areas to the cities in search of jobs and better welfare. However, internal migration to rural areas also exist seasonally for agricultural labor. Due to the current economic standing of the nation, Nicaragua’s current population growth rests at 1%, while losing 3 out of 1,000 citizens due to emigration. While the nation has seen

Costa Rican cuisine is known for being flavorful, yet fairly mild, with high reliance on fresh fruit and vegetables. Rice and black beans are a staple of most traditional Costa Rican meals, often served three times a day; gallo pinto, a breakfast dish of rice and beans mixed together with onions and bell peppers, is often considered the Costa Rican national dish. For lunch, the traditional meal is called a casado. It again consists of rice and beans served side by side instead of mixed. There

a Puerto Rican whose writing often examines the conflict and the beauty of cultures mixing together, as people immigrate to America. Though she exhibits a strong connection to her Latin heritage, she often seems to also resent that part of her life. There are many standards and expectations in the Puerto Rican society which Cofer writes to subvert, viewing them negatively. As a Puerto Rican woman, Cofer often disagrees with the limits and expectations placed on a woman in Puerto Rican society,

school, or whatever adventure life has for me that particular day. Rinse, wash, repeat. I had no idea when I was in my teenage years that my life at 32 years old would be a tattooed, married, full time working, full time schooling, boring, Puerto Rican, animal lover. Well, the animal loving part I knew since I was maybe 2. I have many a self-concept, the set stable ideas a person has about who he or she is (Floyd 71), some are obvious and some are not so obvious. When people meet me, they see the

It’s sad to know nothing about an island that many of my kind are very proud of. I’m clueless of what my Puerto Rican people have been through. Political, economic, social relations, what about them, I wonder? All I know about the island’s is that my relatives are Puerto Ricans from an island in the Caribbean called Puerto Rico. I Christina Ruiz was an easy-going American “Puerto Rican” teen growing up, my family was small growing up it was mom, dad & my younger brother who was 5 years younger than

Cultural interactions are important when it comes to settling during an immigration. The movie ‘West Side Story’ shows the way the Puerto Ricans tried to fit in and be a part of the New York City community. Once they got into New York City, the Puerto Ricans engaged themselves in various economic activities like working in stores for other people. The main theme of the West Side Story showed that intercultural relationships were an important part of the lives of the immigrants and emigrants of NYC

hear Puerto Ricans refer to themselves as the mutts of the Spanish community, this is because of the island’s history. Soon after Christopher Columbus “discovered” the island in 1493, it became known as the “rich port” for the Spanish or Puerto Rico, due to the fact that it produced mass amounts of cattle, sugar cane, tobacco, and coffee, especially considering the island’s size. Such prosperity and wealth opened the door for the slave trade to enter the colony, and as a result Puerto Rican bloodlines

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