Download or read book La Borinque a written by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La Borinqueña is a patriotic symbol presented in a classic superhero story. Her powers are drawn from elements and mysticism found on the island of Puerto Rico. The fictional character, Marisol Rios De La Luz, is a Columbia University Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate student living with her parents Flor De La Luz Rojas and Oscar 'Chango' Rios Velez in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She takes a semester of study abroad in collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico. There she explores the caves of Puerto Rico: Ventana, La Cueva del Indio, Las Cuevas de Camuy, La Cueva del Viento and the caves at the Julio Enrique Monagas National Park. At each of these caves she finds five similar sized crystals. Atabex, the Taino mother goddess, appears before Marisol once the crystals are united and summons her sons Yúcahu and Juracan. Yúcahu, God of the seas and the mountains gives Marisol her superhuman strength. Juracan, god of the hurricanes gives her the power of flight and control of the wind.
Download or read book Puerto Rican heritage series written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Puerto Rico in the Ibero American Heritage Project written by Juan E. Hernández-Cruz and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Puerto Rican one Identity from a Multi ethnic Group Heritage written by Norma Carr and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Its In My DNA written by Heritage Notebooks and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Notebook for any Student that like representing their heritage. Perfect for any one thats Half Puerto Rican And Half Dominican. This Book Contains 100 Pages.
Download or read book When I Was Puerto Rican written by Esmeralda Santiago and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2006-02-28 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of "The Best Memoirs of a Generation" (Oprah's Book Club): a young woman's journey from the mango groves and barrios of Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and eventually on to Harvard In a childhood full of tropical beauty and domestic strife, poverty and tenderness, Esmeralda Santiago learned the proper way to eat a guava, the sound of tree frogs, the taste of morcilla, and the formula for ushering a dead baby's soul to heaven. But when her mother, Mami, a force of nature, takes off to New York with her seven, soon to be eleven children, Esmeralda, the oldest, must learn new rules, a new language, and eventually a new identity. In the first of her three acclaimed memoirs, Esmeralda brilliantly recreates her tremendous journey from the idyllic landscape and tumultuous family life of her earliest years, to translating for her mother at the welfare office, and to high honors at Harvard.
Download or read book Puerto Rico and the Puerto Ricans written by Clifford A. Hauberg and published by New York : Twayne Publishers. This book was released on 1975 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Puerto Rican Heritage Journal written by Monica Olivera and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Puerto Rican Heritage Journal is an opportunity for children to explore and record their own Puerto Rican family heritage. Inside this journal are pages that allow kids to draw their own family tree, record and describe where in Puerto Rico their family has lived, paste photographs or draw images of family members, and record their favorite memories or stories. Fun facts about Puerto Rico are scattered throughout the book. And there is even a section at the back of the book for writing down family recipes.This journal is meant to be a keepsake that kids can share with other family members and treasure for a long time.
Download or read book From Bomba to Hip hop written by Juan Flores and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flores investigates the historical experience of Puerto Ricans in New York, reflecting their varied areas of cultural expression in the diaspora against the background of contemporary debates in Puerto Rico and recent developments in cultural theory. Close studies of urban space and performance, popular musical styles, and Nuyorican literature highlight the complexities and contradictions of Latino identity.
Download or read book The History of Puerto Rico written by R. A. Van Middeldyk and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the history of the Taino Indians. Columbus came to Puerto Rico on his second voyage to the New World in 1493. There he found the Taino Indians, who mistakenly showed him the local abundance and wealth. Their fate was doomed ever since. The Taino Indians were not a laborious race to begin with. But after Puerto Rico was established as a colonial stronghold, they survived poverty, plagues and hurricanes on their own.
Download or read book The History of Puerto Rico written by Lisa Pierce Flores and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-12-14 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a concise yet comprehensive history of Puerto Rico, from the reign of Taino Indians through its centuries as a Spanish colony to its present-day standing as a thriving economic force in Latin America with a unique and ever-evolving relationship with the United States. Drawing on dramatic recent developments in research, The History of Puerto Rico offers the most up-to-date and fully realized exploration of the island's past for students, travelers, and general readers alike. The History of Puerto Rico ranges from the earliest indigenous settlements to the reign of the Taino, from the centuries under Spanish control through more than 100 years of life under the U.S. flag. Insightful and authoritative, the book helps readers understand the history behind Puerto Rico's complicated contemporary political status, its unique relationship with the United States, and the current efforts of Puerto Ricans to reclaim their indigenous and African heritage, leverage their bilingual culture for economic gain, and celebrate their cultural and artistic achievements.
Download or read book Perfection written by Heritage Journal and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-06 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Journal Contains 10 Pages 8 x 10This Journal is great for any one thats proud of being half Guatemalan And Half Puerto Rican
Download or read book Ta no Revival written by Gabriel Haslip-Viera and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection examines the Taino revival movement, a grassroots conglomeration of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos who promote or have adopted the culture and pedigree of the pre-Columbian Taino Indian population of Puerto Rico and the western Caribbean.
Download or read book Culture and Customs of Puerto Rico written by Javier A. Galván and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2009-03-20 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting addition to the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series provides readers with an exhaustive look at contemporary life in Puerto Rico. Having always been under the watchful eyes of other colonies and countries, Puerto Rico's own customs and traditions have managed to flourish throughout the ages, culturally uniting what is a politically divided island. In addition to gaining an understanding of Puerto Rico's political relationship with the continental United States, students can explore the small island nation's history with Spain during the colonial era. This fascinating volume provides illustrative narrative chapters on religious practices in Puerto Rico, as well as religious and secular festivals. Social customs, such as sports, cuisine, gender issues, family values, and nightlife, are discussed in depth.
Download or read book Perfection Puerto Rican And Dominican written by Heritage Journal and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Journal Contains 10 Pages 8 x 10This Journal is great for any one thats proud of being half Dominican And Half Puerto Rican
Download or read book Puerto Rican Heritage written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Latin American Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains scholarly evaluations of books and book chapters as well as conference papers and articles published worldwide in the field of Latin American studies. Covers social sciences and the humanities in alternate years.
