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When I Was Puerto Rican

Author : Esmeralda Santiago
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0786736860
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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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.

The Story of Beautiful Puerto Rico

Author : Charles H. Rector
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780849011283
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Beautiful Puerto Rico written by Charles H. Rector and published by . This book was released on 1974-09 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

On This Beautiful Island

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On This Beautiful Island written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ages 4 to 8 years. This storybook is a lyrical and beautifully illustrated account of a day in the life of a Ta-no boy living 500 years ago on the island of Puerto Rico. It gives a child's-eye account of the strong bonds that these ancient people had with the natural world and one another. From poetic descriptions of the morning gathering of the crops to the magic of storytelling by the evening fire with Mother and Father, young readers will discover the rewards of a life lived close to the earth. Children will find additional pleasure in the antics of Tahite, a colourful pet parrot, and in vivid illustrations of the island's inhabitants, from the smallest coqui frog to the mightiest ceiba tree. As readers become enthralled with the workings of the ancient Ta-no culture, a philosophy of strength of community, respect for resources, and the value of friendship will inspire them to enjoy and protect the natural world that surrounds them.

The Story of Beautiful Puerto Rico

Author : Charles H. Rector
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781104681364
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (813 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Beautiful Puerto Rico written by Charles H. Rector and published by . This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Across the Bay

Author : Carlos Aponte
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524791253
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Across the Bay written by Carlos Aponte and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RECIPIENT OF THE PURA BELPRÉ ILLUSTRATOR HONOR Author-illustrator Carlos Aponte takes readers on a journey to the heart of Puerto Rico in this enchanting picture book set in Old San Juan. "A lively and honest story about filling voids and exploring what defines a family--as well as a love letter to a childhood home."--Horn Book Carlitos lives in a happy home with his mother, his abuela, and Coco the cat. Life in his hometown is cozy as can be, but the call of the capital city pulls Carlitos across the bay in search of his father. Jolly piragüeros, mischievous cats, and costumed musicians color this tale of love, family, and the true meaning of home.

Puerto Rico

Author : Arturo Morales Carrion
Publisher : W. W. Norton
ISBN 13 : 9780393301939
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Puerto Rico written by Arturo Morales Carrion and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1984-06-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The people of Puerto Rico today are caught in a centuries-old dilemma of identity.

The Taste of Sugar

Author : Marisel Vera
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1631499041
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (314 download)

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Download or read book The Taste of Sugar written by Marisel Vera and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1898, and groups of starving Puerto Ricans, los hambrientos, roam the parched countryside and dusty towns begging for food. Under the yoke of Spanish oppression, the Caribbean island is forced to prepare to wage war with the United States. Up in the mountainous coffee region of Utuado, Vicente Vega and Valentina Sanchez labor to keep their small farm from the creditors. When the Spanish-American War and the great San Ciriaco Hurricane of 1899 bring devastating upheaval, the young couple is lured, along with thousands of other puertorriquenos, to the sugar plantations of Hawaii—another US territory—where they are confronted by the hollowness of America’s promises of prosperity. Writing in the tradition of great Latin American storytelling, Marisel Vera’s The Taste of Sugar is an unforgettable novel of love and endurance, and a timeless portrait of the reasons we leave home.

The Puerto Rican Diaspora

Author : Frank Espada
Publisher : Frank Espada
ISBN 13 : 9780979124716
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book The Puerto Rican Diaspora written by Frank Espada and published by Frank Espada. This book was released on 2006 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The History of Puerto Rico

Author : Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Puerto Rico written by Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Van Middledyk's work was the first major historical study of Puerto Rico in English. Van Middledyk advanced Puerto Rican historiography by building on the works of Brau, Coll y Toste, and Acosta, and by consulting early Spanish chronicles. A librarian at the Free Public Library of San Juan, Van Middledyk possessed knowledge of and access to considerable primary source material. His history is sympathetic to the Indians and highly critical of Spanish colonial administration. Coming in the wake of American military occupation, the book sought to explain and justify control of the island by the United States.

Puerto Rico, a Unique Culture

Author : Hilda Iriarte
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1982205970
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Puerto Rico, a Unique Culture written by Hilda Iriarte and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puerto Rico, a Unique Culture: History, People and Traditions is a delightful and enjoyable must-buy book about this Caribbean island, written from the viewpoint of Puerto Rican author Hilda Iriarte. Recent events have placed the island in the news. Learn about its unique history, the people that have distinguished themselves as firsts in their fields, some of its traditions, and relevant facts. You will learn much more to be able to understand the culture and the love of the people for their island. Learn about the many Puerto Ricans that have distinguished themselves in the world with their tenacity, hard work, and distinct personalities, having to sometimes rise above difficult odds.

The People and Culture of Puerto Rico

Author : Elizabeth Krajnik
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1538327058
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (383 download)

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Download or read book The People and Culture of Puerto Rico written by Elizabeth Krajnik and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culture can be defined as the beliefs, practices, and arts of a group of people. The culture of Puerto Rico is as varied and intricate as the many people who live there. Readers will learn that before the arrival of the Spanish, Puerto Rico was called Boriquen by the Taínos. They will also learn that it has the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. Forest System, and that it isn't an island. Puerto Rico's culture is shaped by the landscape, resources, and its rich history. Emphasizing Puerto Rico's contributions to sports, arts, music, and literature, this book offers a comprehensive look at the country and its people. Augmented by colorful photographs, this high-interest take on curricular social studies subjects is sure to hold readers' attention.

American Empire and the Politics of Meaning

Author : Julian Go
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822389320
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book American Empire and the Politics of Meaning written by Julian Go and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-14 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the United States took control of the Philippines and Puerto Rico in the wake of the Spanish-American War, it declared that it would transform its new colonies through lessons in self-government and the ways of American-style democracy. In both territories, U.S. colonial officials built extensive public school systems, and they set up American-style elections and governmental institutions. The officials aimed their lessons in democratic government at the political elite: the relatively small class of the wealthy, educated, and politically powerful within each colony. While they retained ultimate control for themselves, the Americans let the elite vote, hold local office, and formulate legislation in national assemblies. American Empire and the Politics of Meaning is an examination of how these efforts to provide the elite of Puerto Rico and the Philippines a practical education in self-government played out on the ground in the early years of American colonial rule, from 1898 until 1912. It is the first systematic comparative analysis of these early exercises in American imperial power. The sociologist Julian Go unravels how American authorities used “culture” as both a tool and a target of rule, and how the Puerto Rican and Philippine elite received, creatively engaged, and sometimes silently subverted the Americans’ ostensibly benign intentions. Rather than finding that the attempt to transplant American-style democracy led to incommensurable “culture clashes,” Go assesses complex processes of cultural accommodation and transformation. By combining rich historical detail with broader theories of meaning, culture, and colonialism, he provides an innovative study of the hidden intersections of political power and cultural meaning-making in America’s earliest overseas empire.

The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico

Author : Sarah McCoy
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307460177
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico written by Sarah McCoy and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1961 and Puerto Rico is trapped in a tug-of-war between those who want to stay connected to the United States and those who are fighting for independence. For eleven-year-old Verdita Ortiz-Santiago, the struggle for independence is a battle fought much closer to home. Verdita has always been safe and secure in her sleepy mountain town, far from the excitement of the capital city of San Juan or the glittering shores of the United States, where her older cousin lives. She will be a señorita soon, which, as her mother reminds her, means that she will be expected to cook and clean, go to Mass every day, choose arroz con pollo over hamburguesas, and give up her love for Elvis. And yet, as much as Verdita longs to escape this seemingly inevitable future and become a blond American bombshell, she is still a young girl who is scared by late-night stories of the chupacabra, who wishes her mother would still rub her back and sing her a lullaby, and who is both ashamed and exhilarated by her changing body. Told in luminous prose spanning two years in Verdita’s life, The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico is much more than a story about getting older. In the tradition of The House on Mango Street and Annie John, it is about the struggle to break free from the people who have raised us, and about the difficulties of leaving behind one's homeland for places unknown. At times joyous and at times heartbreaking, Verdita’s story is of a young girl discovering her power and finding the strength to decide what sort of woman she’ll become.

Beautiful, Blessed, Benighted Puerto Rico

Author : A. Bruce Gaarder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781413485875
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (858 download)

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Download or read book Beautiful, Blessed, Benighted Puerto Rico written by A. Bruce Gaarder and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for "United Statesers" who do not know know Puerto Rico and its people, or what they have experienced under our rule since 1898. A long, sad, oh-so-human story. It deals with the wistful hope that somehow, by some miracle, English-language business and industry and English-language power will not overwhelm and destroy their Spanish language, their culture, and all else unique that is the essence of being Puerto Rican. The title, Beautiful, Blessed, Benighted Puerto Rico, came easily. The land, although ravaged in some places, is a lush, tropical, lovel tempered paradise. In Spanish I have always heard it called and called it "la isla bendita," the blessed isle. The choice of "benighted" will be plain to those who read these pages.

War Against All Puerto Ricans

Author : Nelson A Denis
Publisher : Bold Type Books
ISBN 13 : 1568585020
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (685 download)

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Download or read book War Against All Puerto Ricans written by Nelson A Denis and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The powerful, untold story of the 1950 revolution in Puerto Rico and the long history of U.S. intervention on the island, that the New York Times says "could not be more timely." In 1950, after over fifty years of military occupation and colonial rule, the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico staged an unsuccessful armed insurrection against the United States. Violence swept through the island: assassins were sent to kill President Harry Truman, gunfights roared in eight towns, police stations and post offices were burned down. In order to suppress this uprising, the US Army deployed thousands of troops and bombarded two towns, marking the first time in history that the US government bombed its own citizens. Nelson A. Denis tells this powerful story through the controversial life of Pedro Albizu Campos, who served as the president of the Nationalist Party. A lawyer, chemical engineer, and the first Puerto Rican to graduate from Harvard Law School, Albizu Campos was imprisoned for twenty-five years and died under mysterious circumstances. By tracing his life and death, Denis shows how the journey of Albizu Campos is part of a larger story of Puerto Rico and US colonialism. Through oral histories, personal interviews, eyewitness accounts, congressional testimony, and recently declassified FBI files, War Against All Puerto Ricans tells the story of a forgotten revolution and its context in Puerto Rico's history, from the US invasion in 1898 to the modern-day struggle for self-determination. Denis provides an unflinching account of the gunfights, prison riots, political intrigue, FBI and CIA covert activity, and mass hysteria that accompanied this tumultuous period in Puerto Rican history.

Juan Bob Goes to Work

Author : Marisa Montes
Publisher : Rayo
ISBN 13 : 9780060882273
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Juan Bob Goes to Work written by Marisa Montes and published by Rayo. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although he tries to do exactly as his mother tells him, foolish Juan Bobo keeps getting things all wrong.

Aftershocks of Disaster

Author : Yarimar Bonilla
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 164259086X
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book Aftershocks of Disaster written by Yarimar Bonilla and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years after Hurricane Maria hit, Puerto Ricans are still reeling from its effects and aftereffects. Aftershocks collects poems, essays and photos from survivors of Hurricane Maria detailing their determination to persevere. The concept of "aftershocks" is used in the context of earthquakes to describe the jolts felt after the initial quake, but no disaster is a singular event. Aftershocks of Disaster examines the lasting effects of hurricane Maria, not just the effects of the wind or the rain, but delving into what followed: state failure, social abandonment, capitalization on human misery, and the collective trauma produced by the botched response.