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In Hispanic Americans: Puerto Ricans Residents of Puerto Rico are not a single ethnic group. They, like other Hispanics, have inherited a mixture of cultures. Puerto Ricans have lived in the mainland United States since at least the 1830s. At that time there was a fairly sizable trade… Read More
Hispanic Americans
In Hispanic Americans: Portrait of ethnic diversity …Hispanics are Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans. More than half of all Hispanic Americans are of Mexican ancestry. Some of them descended from settlers in parts of the United States that were once part of Mexico—including Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California. Other Mexican Americans come from families that migrated… Read More
population of the United States
In United States: Hispanics Puerto Ricans are the second largest group of Hispanics in the country. Their experience in the United States is markedly different from that of Mexican Americans. Most importantly, Puerto Ricans are American citizens by virtue of the island commonwealth’s association with the United States. As… Read More
