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Download full textVerin-Shapiro, Penny – 2000
Based on ethnographic research on Puerto Ricans on the island and mainland, this paper examines why Nuyoricans' identities are disparaged by island and mainland Puerto Ricans. Nuyoricans are Puerto Ricans, especially in New York, who mix North American and Puerto Rican cultural traits. Many have grown up traveling between the island and mainland.…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Images, Ethnic Stereotypes, Ethnicity
