著者

志柿 禎子

出版者

岩手県立大学

雑誌

岩手県立大学社会福祉学部紀要 (ISSN:13448528)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.3, no.2, pp.23-31, 2001-03-30

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In this paper I would like to discuss the identity of Puerto Rican People in the United States. Since 1898 Puerto Rico has been a US territory and since 1917 Puerto Ricans have had US citizenship. This fact has caused many Puerto Ricans to emigrate to the mainland. Now Puerto Rican emigrants' population on the mainland is on a level with the homeland, Puerto Rico. With the growth of Puerto Rican emigrants to the US, the image of being Puerto Rican has been changing. Now, not all Puerto Ricans speak Spanish and love the Puerto Rican dishes. We can say that Puerto Rican identity has been changing as society has changed.