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Esmeralda Santiago
The publication of her autobiographical memoir When I was Puerto Rican (1993) immediately gained Esmeralda Santiago critical attention as a talented and deliberate narrator of women’s oppressive experiences in a sexist cultural and social environment.
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From the forgotten Flu Pandemic in Puerto Rico, 1918-1919, to the beginning of Covid-19 in 2020
In 1918, in the midst of a massive mobilization of troops in World War I, an epidemic of influenza AH1N1 began to spread and led to a brief but lethal pandemic.
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Migration from China to Puerto Rico
Have you ever seen a Chinese restaurant in Puerto Rico? They exist in all sizes, colors, designs and for any budget.
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Abolition of slavery (1873)
On March 22, 1873, the Spanish Cortes approved the law that eliminated slavery in Puerto Rico.
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Bernardo Vega
The edited and published book of memoirs of Puerto Rican tabaquero (cigar worker), Bernardo Vega, who migrated from Puerto Rico to New York in 1916, when he was 30 years of age, and who lived in the city for over three and a half decades, have unveiled an important period
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Aurora Levins-Morales
Aurora Levins Morales’ writings are characterized by her commitment to give expression to the experiences of women, Puerto Ricans, and other populations of color.
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Abraham Rodríguez Jr.
One of the newest and talented prose fiction voices in U.S. Puerto Rican literature to emerge during the 1990s was Abraham Rodríguez (aka Abraham Rodriguez, Jr.).
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Alexis Massol-González
Alexis Massol González led the efforts to create the Adjuntas Art and Culture Workshop, known throughout Puerto Rico as Casa Pueblo.
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Arturo Morales-Carrión
Distinguished historian, educator, public servant and humanist. He was president of the University of Puerto Rico and founder of the Puerto Rican Endowment for the Humanities.
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Capa rose – Callicarpa ampla Schauer
El capá rosa es una especie siempre verde que crece como arbusto o como árbol, que puede alcanzar una altura de entre 20 a 50 pies.
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