Secondly, contrary to what some people seem to think, there is no Puerto Rican “culture police” with legal or even moral authority to decide who is and who isn’t Puerto Rican; this is America, not Iran. There are no “right” or “wrong” answers to this question because it’s a “half empty, half full glass of water” kind of question.
Similarly one may ask,Why are views of race different in Puerto Rico?
The claim that U.S.-centric views of race do not apply in Puerto Rico, an archipelago which has been a U.S. colony for 120 years, during which migration routes between the island and continent have been well established, is a myopic view denying cultural transmission.
In this manner,Who are Puerto Ricans regardless of their skin color?
1- First, if you are born in Puerto Rico you are “ipso facto” considered Puerto Rican regardless of race or skin color because we Puerto Ricans are a multiracial ethnic group and damn proud of it.
Beside above,Where does my Puerto Rican heritage come from?
One quarter of my heritage comes from Puerto Rico as I’m three generations from the island myself. My great grandparents were born there but that doesn’t make me Puerto Rican as I wasn’t born there. New York and Florida is home for the vast majority of Puerto Ricans that migrated over from the island.
Why was the US interested in Puerto Rico?
The US was interested in events occurring in Puerto Rico because they needed Puerto Rico. In order to preserve their area in the Caribbean and protect the coming Panama Canal, they needed Puerto Rico.