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	Puerto Rico Description
		To the west by Haití and the Dominican Republic (La Hispañola), separated by the Mona Passage ("Mona Canal"), to the east by the Virgin Islands, to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Caribbean Sea.
		Puerto Rico is close to the deepest submarine depression in the North Atlantic Ocean.
		Puerto Ricans can understand Spanish speakers from other countries, while there may be some differences, such differences are not excessive and does not obstruct communication.
	welcome.topuertorico.org /descrip.shtml (1231 words)

	Puerto Rican at AllExperts
		Since 1917, Puerto Rican citizens born prior to 1899 were naturalized citizens and anyone born after 1898 were declared natural born citizens of the United States; unless the Puerto Rican by sworn statement wished to remain subject of Spain within 6 months of the effective date of the 1917 Jones Act.
		Some Puerto Ricans also refer to themselves as "Boricua." This term comes from the word "Boriken" (BorÃnquen) which was what the TaÃno Indians, the native people who inhabited the island of Puerto Rico at the time of the European colonization, called the island of Puerto Rico.
		Asked about whether she felt Puerto Rican or not by a popular men's magazine, New York native model and rap singer Gloria Velez declared that although "(she) and her parents" were born in New York City and Long Island and her grandparents were from Puerto Rico, she is still 100 percent "Puerto Rican".
	en.allexperts.com /e/p/pu/puerto_rican.htm (2142 words)

	BT Research - Puerto Rico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The government of Puerto Rico is based on the formal Republican system composed of three branches: the Executive branch headed by the Governor, the Legislative branch consisting of a bicameral Legislative Assembly (a Senate and a House of Representatives) and the Judicial branch, that form the formal government.
		Puerto Ricans expressed their support for this measure in a 1951 referendum, which gave voters a yes-or-no choice for the commonwealth status, defined as a ‘permanent association with a federal union.’ A second referendum was held to approve the constitution, which was adopted in 1952.
		Puerto Rico has a limited representation in the US Congress in the form of a Resident Commissioner, and the current Congress is expected to return the Commissioner's power to vote in the Commission of the Whole, but not on matters where the vote would represent a decisive participation.
	www.breathittteens.com /research.php?title=Puerto_Rico (6592 words)

	Voices of New York
		The Puerto Ricans of The Bronx do not seem to be discouraged or even affected by the low numbers ever since their arrival to the mainland and they continue to participate in their rich culture despite mainstream America's view that non-English speakers should fully assimilate into American culture.
		Puerto Rican culture, in and of itself, is one of diversity and sometimes one of seclusion.
		Puerto Ricans are not always concerned with educational sectors of their communities; they leave this medium to the Board of Education.
	www.nyu.edu /classes/blake.map2001/puertorico.html (2807 words)

	Agents2pmls Listing Managements Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Puerto Rico is not ranked because it is a commonwealth of the
		Puerto Ricans living on the island are not counted among the Hispanics residing in the U.S.; in fact, they are not included in the U.S. population count at all, although all Puerto Ricans are statutory U.S. citizens.
		Puerto Ricans were asked to identify which racial category with which they personally identify.
	www.agents2pmls.com /Puerto_Rico/page_1554793.html (4618 words)

	ALVAN COLON LESPIER
		Pregones is a Puerto Rican theater based in the South Bronx — that pluricultural, multi-lingual border town, north of Manhattan, south of Canada, and 1500 miles from Puerto Rico.
		We consider ourselves to be a Puerto Rican theater because the main foothold of our work is in Puerto Rican culture and its multiple popular expressions.
		Puerto Rican coastal and highland musical genres and dance forms, contemporary Latin jazz influences, Spanish and African tales and the urban experience of living in New York are common sources for the development of our plays.
	www.ntcp.org /compendium/artists/ALVAN.html (1815 words)

	Puerto Rican accents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Puerto Rican accents, both in Spanish and English language, could be described as a reflection of Puerto Rico's culture.
		Chinese Puerto Ricans and other Asians that have established themselves in Puerto Rico also adopt the accent, but also keep a tinge of an east Asian accent.
		The Puerto Rican accent is very strikingly similar to the accents used by those from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean basin, including: Cuba and the Dominican Republic and those from the Caribbean regions of Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Puerto_Rican_accents (935 words)

	Dining in Puerto Rico
		That's the Puerto Rican expression for "enjoy your meal." And with all the food you can choose from on the Island, chances are you will.
		Puerto Rican food is a must during your stay.
		Puerto Rico has word-class restaurants serving Puerto Rican specialties and a wide variety of international cuisine.
	www.meetpuertorico.com /about_pr/dining.asp (119 words)

	Overseas Chinese Summary
		For example, the ethnic Chinese people of Singapore and Malaysia are occasionally excluded from the above said definition of "overseas Chinese" in view of their close cultural and social affinity with China, despite the geographical divide of the said societies.
		This view is very rare, however, as recent researches shown, majority of the ethnic Chinese in both nations have expressed that they are bonded to their nation, rather than to China (both PRC and ROC).
		During this period, the People's Republic of China tended to view overseas Chinese with suspicion as possible capitalist infiltrators and tended to value relationships with southeast Asian nations as more important than gaining support of overseas Chinese, and in the Bandung declaration explicitly stated that overseas Chinese owed primary loyalty to their home nation.
	www.bookrags.com /Overseas_Chinese (2937 words)

	Chinese immigration to Puerto Rico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Chinese Puerto Rican is a person who was born, or resides, in Puerto Rico, but whose ancestors came from southern China.
		Chinese were the first people to arrive in Puerto Rico by large numbers during the 19th century after The United States Congress passed the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
		Some Chinese have intermarried with Puerto Ricans from the time that they first settled in the island and many of today's Chinese-Puerto Ricans actually have Hispanic surnames and are of mixed Chinese and Puerto Rican descent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_Puerto_Rican (446 words)

	EurasianNation - online community for people of mixed Asian and European heritage
		She loved listening to her Puerto Rican father's war stories, and she admired her Chinese mother for disobeying her family by moving to America to be with the man she loved.
		I am the daughter of a war hero, a Puerto Rican man. My bedtime stories were his comical interpretations of his days serving in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
		I am the daughter of a hero, a Chinese woman, who disobeyed old Chinese customs and fled to America to wed an American man. She tells stories of how my parents met in the army base in China.
	www.eurasiannation.com /articlesea2003-07paella.htm (1102 words)

	When I Was Puerto Rican
		She sees the beauty as well as the poverty in the Puerto Rican countryside where she spent her childhood, and she writes of her hardworking mother, her errant, romantic father, and their wrenching love-hate relationship, with pain but without judgment.
		Santiago's chronicle of her Puerto Rican childhood and her family's move to the alien and frightening new world of New York City is a unique story of the survival of a strong individual, but it also gives insight into the lives of thousands of immigrants to this country.
		Certain contradictions in Puerto Rican culture are symbolized by the juxtaposition in Santurce of the Evangelical church and the botanica.
	www.randomhouse.com /vintage/read/puerto (1071 words)

	Puerto Rican Culture
		Puerto Rican culture is somewhat complex, -others will call it colorful.
		Puerto Rico, without a doubt has several unique characteristics that distinguish their culture from any other.
		Puerto Ricans love their country, and at the same time accept the free association with the United States, always emphasizing loyalty to their own culture, folklore, hospitality and way of life.
	welcome.topuertorico.org /culture (266 words)

	latino americans puerto rican
		Since Puerto Ricans are already American citizens, things "Puerto Rican" and things which may be labeled "Puerto Rican-American" will often overlap.
		In 1917, Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship with the enactment of the Jones Act.
		Since 1952 the island of Puerto Rico has functioned as a self-governing territory of the United States pursuant to a Commonwealth Constitution authorized by the US Congress...
	www.archaeolink.com /latino_americans_puerto_rican.htm (707 words)

	Html Code: Puerto Rican Cuisine - ArticleTrader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Puerto Rican Cuisine Puerto Rico is an island nation that is officially a territory of the United States.
		Puerto Rican cuisine has evolved from several strong influences, including those of the original peoples, such as the Tainos, and the Spanish conquerors that drove most of the natives out and enslaved the remaining.
		Chicken with rice is a dish that has become a Puerto Rican specialty, with many families having their own special style, handed down from generation to generation.
	www.articletrader.com /cooking/puerto-rican-cuisine_html.html (685 words)

	The Etownian - Elizabethtown College
		Lo mein "tossed noodles:" a dish that consists of fresh Chinese noodles (made from wheat flour and eggs) and shrimp, chicken or beef with mixed vegetables, prepared by boiling the noodles until cooked "al dente."
		I cannot be Chinese, Puerto Rican and Irish (as I am) by day and present myself as another ethnicity at night.
		It will help students make better food choices, and it will also give them a chance to enjoy the food of different cultures, rather than shy away from things that differ from what they are used to.
	www.etownian.com /060202/opinion-marketplace_fare_lacking.asp (347 words)

	History of Puerto Rican Cooking
		Mofongo, tostones mashed in a pilón, was introduced with the slave trade, is often served with caldo, or as a side dish
		The history and development of Puerto Rican cuisine begins with the Taíno Indians, the natives Columbus found at discovery.
		African slaves influenced the Puerto Rican kitchen greatly introducing the use of plantains, coconuts, and their favorite method of cooking, frying.
	www.elboricua.com /food_history.html (229 words)

	Puerto Rican ancestry by city - ePodunk
		The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Puerto Rican ancestry.
		Although Puerto Rico is part of the U.S., the census lists Puerto Rican as an ancestry for those living in the 50 states.
		In the 2000 census, 3,406,178 people in the U.S. claimed Puerto Rican heritage.
	www.epodunk.com /ancestry/Puerto-Rican.html (277 words)

	Tienda Boricua - Puerto Rico - Antojitos, musica y mas de la isla - Boricua
		Puerto Rican Restaurants and Cafes in the USA
		`Kelis` is a combination of her fl father's and Chinese/Puerto Rican mother's names.
		As a child she sang in church choirs and played violin, piano, and saxophone while attending a private school.
	www.tiendaboricua.com /sys_view_author.asp?idauthor=1082 (309 words)

	Inside Line: REPORT: Chinese Geely to Invade U.S. via Puerto Rican Test Market - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Chinese automaker Geely plans to make its first North American foray on the island of Puerto Rico where, a company executive says, "the cars can't migrate away." Pictured: Geely CK.
		Geely cars will be distributed in Puerto Rico through Amerito Estrada, which has primarily handled Isuzu in the past.
		Harmer expects to sell 3,000 cars in Puerto Rico prior to bringing the company's vehicles to the U.S. market in 2008.
	www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/News/articleId=109103 (297 words)

	Puerto Rico map and hundred souvenirs only at PuertoRicans.Com
		This week representing at the Bridgeport, CT Puerto Rican Parade and Festival along with Frankie Morales and the Mambo of the Times band.
		The Department of Turismo of Puerto Rico held a Festival at the Paseo de la Princesa in Old San Juan.
		Presentation of candidates for Miss Puerto Rico 2006 for the Hall Ave Festival in Perth Amboy, NJ by Comite Patriotico Puertorriqueno.
	www.puertoricans.com /news2.asp (3259 words)

	Rocky Salumbides, Pinoy model \| manila gay guy is your manila gay guide
		He represented the Philippines in the Best Model of the World Contest in Istanbul in December 2004, and made the country proud when he won as 3rd runner up.
		Rocky is of Filipino, Chinese and Puerto Rican descent.
		Ironically, while I believe he’s one of our really Filipino-looking models, he actually has Puerto Rican and Chinese blood.
	manilagayguy.com /2006/10/18/rocky-salumbides-pinoy-model (340 words)

	List of famous Chinese people - Famous Chinese People - Chinese
		Note In Chinese names, the family name is typically placed first (for example, the family name of "Mao Zedong" is "Mao").
		For westernized names, the family name is placed last (for example, the family name of "Maggie Cheung" is "Cheung").
		Gongsun Longzi, one of the Logicians of the Warring States Period
	www.famouschinese.com /people/list_of_famous_chinese_people (276 words)

	Tabs, Race and Ethnicity: Reports from SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Marijuana Use for 2004 by Age Group and by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups, such as: American Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, etc.
		Any Illicit Drug Use for 2002 by Age Group and by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups, such as: American Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, etc.
		Marijuana Use for 2002 by Age Group and by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups, such as: American Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, etc.
	oas.samhsa.gov /raceTabs.htm (496 words)

	New Page 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		My ethnic background is Puerto Rican, Chinese, Spanish, Filipino.
		The way that happened was my mother is half Puerto Rican, half Chinese, and my father is part Chinese, Filipino, and Spanish.
		My mother's original last name is Almodova (a Spanish/ Puerto Rican last name).
	www2.hawaii.edu /~donovanb/jv.htm (335 words)

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