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A 5 page research paper that includes 1 page abstract, which addresses the topic of Puerto Rican identity discussing its cultural, historical, political and racial features. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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figures indicate that Puerto Ricans are the most economically disadvantaged Latino group in the country (Green). This overview of Puerto-Rican Americans looks at the cultural, political and racial elements
that collectively make up the fabric of their life within mainstream America and their sense of ethnic identity. This overview describes Puerto Rican history and also the history of Puerto-Rican
migration to the US mainland. Cultural beliefs and traditions are described, indicating the significance of cultural within Puerto-Rican American life. In discussing the identity of Puerto-Rican Americans, misconceptions about this
ethnic group are refuted, such as the mistaken perception that Puerto-Ricans are immigrants. Due to the fact that Puerto-Rico is a territorial possession of the US, Puerto-Ricans are officially
considered to be native-born Americans. Their identity is also described in relation to the political racial elements with which Puerto-Rican Americans have to contend. Puerto Rican Americans and Identity The
history of Puerto Rican American assimilation into mainstream US society is, overall, a success story, but it also demonstrates some serious problems. While high college graduation rates and a high
per capital income is not unusual among Puerto Rican mainlanders, it is also true that they are one of the most economically challenged groups among the Latino population as a
whole, as the US Census bureau indicates that 25 percent of all living on the mainland and 55 percent of Puerto Ricans living on the island live below the poverty
line (Green). This is intriguing since Puerto Ricans have the unique distinction among other Latin Americans living in the US that they are considered to be native-born Americans. This
fact derives from the history of the island, which established Puerto Rico as an autonomous Commonwealth of the United States, after it was acquired from Spain at the close of
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