8.11.2013

Zainnia Vegas and Her Lakota Grandmother Blackwolfe

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Zainnia Vegas (left) is with beloved Lakota grandmother Blackwolfe on the prairie in South Dakota. Born to Irish/Blackfoot and Puerto Ric...

Big John Astacio -- A fiercely proud Taino in Seneca Country

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Mercedes Vazquez Simmons and son at the Rochester PR Festival for the Ruben Blades Concert

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The lovely Mercedes Vazquez Simmons takes a break from her role as Founder & CEO of Pretty Girl Productions- Boxing Pretty Girl Pro...
8.04.2013

Beautiful Faces: Rochester, NY's Puerto Rican Parade

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A mother and daughter enjoy yesterday's 43rd Annual Puerto Rican Parade in Rochester, NY. 
8.02.2013

Bristol, PA Keeps PR Jibaro Culture Alive!

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Photo series from the 42nd Annual Puerto Rican Day Festival of Bristol, PA - 7.28.13.
7.18.2013

Latina Converts to Islam Growing in Number

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Among the reasons for the growing number of Latino converts to Islam in the US is this curious suggestion by  Ahmad Akhar, the Ibn Khal...
4.01.2013

Your Spanish Ancestors Were North Africans

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Were your 'Spanish' ancestors European as most Puerto Ricans believe, or African -- North African, to be precise?  It's an in...
3.28.2013

Puerto Rico's Canary Islands Connection

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Canary Islanders contributions to the history and culture of Puerto Rico is vast. For example, Puerto Rican Spanish was shaped by the diale...
3.27.2013

Taino in the Southeast US pre-1492

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[Taino Indians lived at least as far north as the Smoky Mountains. ¿Como? ¿Puertorriqueños en América del Norte antes de que Cristóbal Coló...
3.08.2013

Luz Suarez de Highfield

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Luz Suarez de Highfield is a St Croix native and bilingual teacher who serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the US Virgin Islan...