Irish immigration to Puerto Rico

any business to find sustained success it has to be led by a person with a go-get-em attitude and the iron will to work as long as it takes to achieve their goals. One such individual you may or may not of heard of is Emanuel “Manny” Hernandez. This Puerto Rican businessman has achieved more than he ever thought possible. I recently had the pleasure of sitting down one-on-one with Manny to learn just what led to the success he has found. Manny’s Hernandez’s Success: Manny has achieved his…

The economy recession Puerto Rico is facing is dragging the island to the worst it could have been in decades. A 70 billion in debt is sucking Puerto Rico in more problems, causing a decrease in jobs opportunities and increasing poverty, a society limited to expend even in essential, an exodus of professional and an increase of drug consumption, which all increases drug trafficking and crimes. In grand part this economic problem arises due to government agencies corruption and/ or misused funds…

Sophia Ho Shannon Welch (B09) The Social Ladder Targets of anti-semitic violence and oppression, Jewish men and women looked to America for a lifestyle away from the fear of persecution and hope for a brighter future. In America, Jewish immigrants settled in the lower eastside of New York and worked to establish a community in which they could call “home.” They formed networks for Jews to meet new people and often found conversations in public bathhouse and candy stores. Many immigrants had…

As Cuban and Puerto Rican nationalists found, by the last half of the 19th century new world powers seized the nation-state model and tried to extend their borders and influence. The United States was an unstable new republic, and whatever was left of the Americas was controlled by the European empires. Imperial extension would not go unchallenged. But, by the 1900, the United States and Canada had enveloped the rest of the North American landmass, and a large portion of Latin America would…

As immigration from other countries into the United States grew, conflicts of culture have been a prominent issue that have affected immigrants, resulting in cultural alienation. This sense of isolation has been established and enforced by the white Americans, dating back to the early 1900’s, due to the beginning of non-European immigrants coming to America. In the two excerpts from “Bless Me, Ultima” and “The Buddha in the Attic” the speakers are people who have experienced immense cultural…

Native Americans have always been given the stereotype of "wild savages" by white settlers. The Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison gives a more caring, and human quality to the so-called "wild savages". Through Mary's narrative, the traditions of Native American, as well as the domestic roles of men and women are analyzed. Throughout her captivity, Mary mentions that she was treated with the utmost respect by her Indian family. They loved her like she was one of their own. Based on what…

Racism American and Resistance to Change: Art Education’s Role in the Indian Mascot Issue. In Elizabeth De La Cruz’s’ article, the author vividly describes and to capture the feelings of Charlene Teter as well as many other Native Americans. When it comes to the lack of sensitivity and politically incorrect usage of Native American Indian Mascot is used in society, but more so, in the sports realm. Many people misuse the Native American mascot in sports and do not really think that it is harmful…

Julia de Burgos left her legacy through her poetic writings and her passion for civil rights activism in the Daughters of Freedom, a branch of the Puerto Rican Nationalist party. She was born on February 17th, 1914. She was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico and grew up in a barrio, and was the first born of a family of thirteen children. Her father was Francisco Hans, he was a farmer and also worked for the National Guard and her mother was Paula Garcia de Burgos. Although she was one of thirteen…

The Strength of an Individual Identity John, the Savage, was raised on the Reservation where he acquired his own individuality due to his differing skin tone from the rest of the community. When removed from his first home and put into the place his mother considered him from, John’s identity was put to the test by the conformative government in the World State. John was first exiled from his homeland based on his skin tone and then in exile in his proper society according to his mother because…

The myth of the Ecological Indian, has influenced historians’ beliefs for centuries. The thought that Native American’s were a part of nature, never exploiting their resources, a primitive species, a peaceful people, is a stereotype that is proven wrong by the paramount chiefdom of Cahokia. The stratified community, of what was in its day, a powerful unprecedented empire in North America, calls into question who Native Americans were believed to be. Cahokia, a Mississippian culture, is one of…