Irish immigration to Puerto Rico

difference between the Sharks and the Jets. Not only did they dress differently, there was a stereotype used in differentiating each side. The Sharks were all represented as brown-skinned Puerto Ricans with jet black hair, while the Jets were all fair-skinned with overly blonde hair. However, not every Shark was an actual Puerto Rican. Bernardo and María, George Chakiris and Natalie Wood, had been…

Has Racism Changed Since the 1900’s? From worthless property to businessmen and presidents, look how far we have progressed. Did racism charge from the 1900’s to the present day?Have we improved in accepting others for the way they are? Racism has gotten better from the 1900s to now because people are more accepting Racism in the 1900s was a very sad and terrible thing for African Americans of all ages. They were thought to be less than everyone else and they were treated as if it was a…

The Absolutely True Diary of a part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie is the story of a teenage boy, named Junior, struggling with his tribe's culture. The young boy loses hope in his tribe, and he decides to pursue his education outside of the reservation. This caused numerous amounts of backlash between his friend and many members of his tribe. But he continues on with his education, because he believes that the culture of his people will drag him down and that he will never escape the…

ew Brunswick is an amazing Atlantic Province. From its spectacular natural beauty to its vibrant cities, New Brunswick continues to enchant visitors. Discover why so many people love to vacation in New Brunswick. Why People Love New Brunswick 1. Bay of Fundy With the world's highest tides, the Bay of Fundy is bound to impress everyone. When you consider that visitors can walk on the ocean floor at low tide, it is hard to beat New Brunswick for a unique attraction. It is possible to do this…

Out of the many short stories we have read over the past few weeks, the one that is most comparable to the movie “In The Time of the Butterflies” would have to be “The Slaughter House” by Esteban Echeverria. They both posses a similar message of covering the topic of the rule of a dictatorship, but in a couple of different ways. Despite the differences between Echeverria’s “The Slaughter House” and the movie adaptation of Julia Alvarrez’s novel, they both do a great job of depicting the reality…

When looking at Puerto Rico geographical position, you can see one of the reason why criminality has increase in the past decades, even when a decrease in homicide started to flourish in 2014. More than cultural or social conditions, the biggest problem confronts by Puerto Rico is the trafficking of drug given the advantage of been a trampoline for US drug dealer that have cargos coming from Colombia and Venezuela. However, the fact that there is an economic recession, a high rate of…

For several decades now in the United States, racism has been a huge problem in our country. Typically, African Americans have been the bigger part of racism. However there are other races that are included as well. “In a new nationwide poll conducted by CNN and Kaiser Family Foundation, roughly half Americans -- 49% -- say racism is a “big problem” in society today” (Sholchet para. 5). The color of our skin does not and should not determine what our future looks like, and we should take a…

When analyzing the book Between the World and Me and relating the world we live in today there were many similarities. The book discussed the oppression that African Americans face in America and the reasoning behind why this struggle continues to plague our society. In America the issue of race, equality and justice has become a conversation that no one can escape having. Although slavery ended in 1865, it did not bring about the complete solution of freedom from racism, violence and prejudice…

influences how that person will developed later in their lives. I will start my story by saying that I’m 100% Puerto Rican, oldest daughter and granddaughter, a student, an employee and most importantly a Latina woman. Holding all this status as a Puerto Rican have influence my development immensely and mold me into the woman I am today. Like I mention in the introduction, I’m 100% Puerto Rican born and raised. This means that I’m bilingual in English and Spanish and use “Spanglish” as my main…

40-year old single, divorced female from Ponce, Puerto Rico with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. She was raised Catholic but is now a self-described recovering Catholic with an agnostic proclivity. We met in 2002 while I was the Director of a Sylvan Learning Center in Tampa, Florida. I decided to interview Alejandra due to the fact that she is a multicultural female of Puerto Rican descent and cultural heritage who relocated from the Island of Puerto Rico to raise her children…