Why Puerto Rican Identity is so Complex
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- Опубліковано 13 бер 2023
- Valeria, @anavaleriavn, a 21-year-old from Puerto Rico, expresses pride in her Puerto Rican culture, roots, and country. She explains how Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States and citizens of her country were given American citizenship due to the Jones Act of 1917. Valeria reconciles with her dual identities by acknowledging the political fight for equality and recognizing the uniqueness of Puerto Rican culture. She is proud to be both American and Puerto Rican, despite not having the same rights as usual American citizens.
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I believe it is 😁 thank you again for sharing your answer! We loved it, so we shared the whole thing
@@dougkalagian thansk for sharing and great work on the channel!
I agree with her. I'm actually a Diasporican, born and raised in Maryland, but my entire family is all from Puerto Rico, and I go back to the island every year to visit, hoping to move back to our family home someday. I don't feel connected here in the states or really proud of the US, I think the US is a good country, but the US has no culture, its mostly a mixed multicultural nation and everyone is out for themselves, its really dull here. But Puerto Rico has a beautiful strong family oriented Latin culture, that's why I love the homeland so much and am 100% proud to be Boricua.
Thanks for sharing - does your family in Maryland feel the same? I hope you get a chance to move back to the island!!
Also, what are your thoughts on us sharing full interviews like this in addition to the compilations?
@The Near Horizon Yes, my family feels the same, we really want to leave Maryland. Hmm the interviews are nice, but I like the going around and asking a bunch of people what they think videos better, so we can see what most people on the island think. Like I was shocked to see in the status video that most wanted independence out right, I was thinking that it was going to be most people saying commenwealth or saying that they wanted independence but choose commenwealth because they are afraid independence won't work. The one I really want to see is the Act60 video with you guys asking people how they feel about people just coming to the island to pay less taxes and causing gentrification.
@@jlm3744 Thank you for all the great feedback as always 🔥We're looking forward to interviewing people about the Act 60 topic We were receiving some negative comments after the Gringo video so we wanted to give some space before diving into another heated topic. But it will def be made soon 😎
@The Near Horizon Yeah I saw that some people were upset. I could see why some would be upset, most of the people interviewed said they were happy that gringos were coming down and I think they probably took it as you guys encouraging more to come for Act60, but you guys did interview some people that did preface that it was okay for Gringos to come to the island but not if it's to come and just do business and exploit the island.
@@jlm3744 Yeah, agreed. We are doing our best to not appear like we are pushing out any particular message. Thats why I want to share some of the full interviews to show we aren't just splicing it together to fit our narrative. I think sometimes people may just naturally disagree with a majority of the opinions that day which is fine, as long as it creates dialogue. Theres also the issue of people on the street self-censoring what they want to say on camera. 🤷🏼♂
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I was born, raised and educated in Puerto Rico. I am an American from Puerto Rico. I am a proud Puertorrican and American.
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The Fact that we are Americans from Puerto Rico does not erased who we are as Puerto Ricans. We can be Puerto Rican and American. In fact that is what we are. We need to stop the denial.
Puerto Rico is just another part of the USA. Some are New Yorkers, others Texans, others Floridians. We are Puerto Ricans.
I live in the mainland for the last 25 years. I have the same rights that any other American. If any mainlander American moved to lived in Puerto Rico, that American will have the same limitations of any American Citizen living in the island. I do not understand what is the problem.
Would you like to have the same rights while living on the island? Or for things to stay as they are?
Yes. Statehood is the answer.
Why do you think statehood is the answer?
Los boricuas somos 100% americanos , 100% puertorriqueños! La inequidad del territorio se resuelve con la #Estadidad que es lo que el pueblo ha votado a favor 3 veces en los últimos 100 años !
Do you think that Texans and New Yorkers have the same culture? They do not. Just like Puerto Rico does not have the same culture of Nebraska.
There is no separation between being an American Citizen and being an American. If you are an American Citizen you are an American and it does not made you less Puerto Rican.