Just posting something about an amazing website created by Iris Morales about Puerto Rican History on the island and in the United States. This is an incredible resource for anyone wanting to learn about our REAL history. Check out the website too and JOIN. See you there. Elisha
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Below is an e-mail from 'www.us-puertoricans.org'
Message:
In March we celebrate working women around the world and the end of slavery in Puerto Rico. We also commemorate the Massacre de Ponce on March 21st and remember the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico and related historical events.
I launched US-PuertoRicans.org to create an online community dedicated to the Puerto Rican Diaspora -- a place for discussion among Puerto Ricans living in the United States and connected to the broader community here, but also to Puerto Rico. I also wanted to help build an educational resource for our young people, friends and allies to learn about Puerto Rican history, culture and social movements. The available technology allows for the creation of an "architecture of participation" that "harnesses collective intelligence" - a community drawing on its knowledge and experience.
I thank you for engaging in this effort and welcome your suggestions and comments. I encourage you to invite your friends, family and colleagues to register and hope that you will become a contributing author, write about your interests and share your unique perspective.
In just three months, US-PuertoRicans.org has attracted Diasporicans and allies from thirteen states: California, Florida, Rhode Island, Tennesse, Vermont, Texas, Ohio, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and New York as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. A young woman from Nicaragua interested in learning about Puerto Ricans as a result of meeting a Boricua in her native homeland has also joined us.
I thank the featured writers who have provided such rich and engaging content. Denise Oliver-Velez' article, "Puerto Ricans are not Cubans, Dominicans, Mexicans or Central Americans," continues to be popular and was published on KOS and the Motley Moose, two well-known blogs. Magdalena Gomez's and Lenina Nadal's pieces have offered a beautiful combination of poetry, art and politics. Jose Santiago and Andres Torres have provided insightful journalistic and personal accounts of the Puerto Rican community while Frank Guridy has given us a little-known historical treasure about Boricuas attending Tuskegee Institute. I have written about international and national political issues and leaders, and current events in Puerto Rico. Several new contributing authors have submitted historical articles, poems, personal commentary, and analysis. Students and educators are using "Puerto Ricans on the Map," "History Matters" and the directory of more than 100 weblinks connecting to a network of
resources about the Puerto Rican experience.
US-PuertoRicans.org posted news about the first Puerto Rican astronaut, an important voting rights case in Florida and anti-Latino bias crimes. We marked the passing of several prominent Boricuas and other leaders recognizing their community influences, roots and contributions. We announced rallies, conferences, exhibitions, book readings, theatrical performances, film screenings, artistic and cultural presentations across the country.
With your participation, US-PuertoRicans.org will continue to grow and highlight the commitment and vibrancy of the Puerto Rican Diaspora.
In solidarity,
Iris Morales
Below is an e-mail from 'www.us-puertoricans.org'
Message:
In March we celebrate working women around the world and the end of slavery in Puerto Rico. We also commemorate the Massacre de Ponce on March 21st and remember the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico and related historical events.
I launched US-PuertoRicans.org to create an online community dedicated to the Puerto Rican Diaspora -- a place for discussion among Puerto Ricans living in the United States and connected to the broader community here, but also to Puerto Rico. I also wanted to help build an educational resource for our young people, friends and allies to learn about Puerto Rican history, culture and social movements. The available technology allows for the creation of an "architecture of participation" that "harnesses collective intelligence" - a community drawing on its knowledge and experience.
I thank you for engaging in this effort and welcome your suggestions and comments. I encourage you to invite your friends, family and colleagues to register and hope that you will become a contributing author, write about your interests and share your unique perspective.
In just three months, US-PuertoRicans.org has attracted Diasporicans and allies from thirteen states: California, Florida, Rhode Island, Tennesse, Vermont, Texas, Ohio, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and New York as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. A young woman from Nicaragua interested in learning about Puerto Ricans as a result of meeting a Boricua in her native homeland has also joined us.
I thank the featured writers who have provided such rich and engaging content. Denise Oliver-Velez' article, "Puerto Ricans are not Cubans, Dominicans, Mexicans or Central Americans," continues to be popular and was published on KOS and the Motley Moose, two well-known blogs. Magdalena Gomez's and Lenina Nadal's pieces have offered a beautiful combination of poetry, art and politics. Jose Santiago and Andres Torres have provided insightful journalistic and personal accounts of the Puerto Rican community while Frank Guridy has given us a little-known historical treasure about Boricuas attending Tuskegee Institute. I have written about international and national political issues and leaders, and current events in Puerto Rico. Several new contributing authors have submitted historical articles, poems, personal commentary, and analysis. Students and educators are using "Puerto Ricans on the Map," "History Matters" and the directory of more than 100 weblinks connecting to a network of
resources about the Puerto Rican experience.
US-PuertoRicans.org posted news about the first Puerto Rican astronaut, an important voting rights case in Florida and anti-Latino bias crimes. We marked the passing of several prominent Boricuas and other leaders recognizing their community influences, roots and contributions. We announced rallies, conferences, exhibitions, book readings, theatrical performances, film screenings, artistic and cultural presentations across the country.
With your participation, US-PuertoRicans.org will continue to grow and highlight the commitment and vibrancy of the Puerto Rican Diaspora.
In solidarity,
Iris Morales
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