Puerto Ricans Flashcards
What is Puerto Rico ?
It is a US territory (unincorporated territory or commonwealth)
What does it mean “us territory” ?
it’s neither a state nor a independent country
Do Puerto Ricans are US citizens ?
Yes they are
Do they have the same rights as Americans ?
No. they cannot vote for the president,elect voting senators or representatives to the US Congress.
Since when are they us citizens ?
Since the 19th Century
What do several politicians promised to Puerto Ricans ?
The full citizenship but it never happened
When did P-R become an U.S territory?
After the Spanish-American war in 1898
What happened in 1917 ?
The Jones Act granted us citizenship to Puerto Ricans without right to vote
When did P-R become a commonwealth ?
In 1952
Where can we find the most people coming from P-R in the U.S ?
In New York
What is a New Yorican ?
Merging of Puerto Rico and America , it’s the concept of a new identity.
What is the issue of New yoricans ?
the issue of identity in a bicultural and bilingual context
What do puerto ricans want ?
They want to be represented in arts
What term use Alexiandria to talk about the situation btw U.S and P.R ?
modern-day colonial relationship
Do the treatment of America on Puerto rica have been concluent ?
No the way the USA has been dealing with Puerto Rico for the past decades is disastrous
