American Boricua: Puerto Rican Life in the United States

American Boricua: Puerto Rican Life in the United States

11-07-2015 - 01-31-2016

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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

http://bcri.org

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute - 520 Sixteenth Street North Birmingham AL 35203

Admission: Regular Admission Prices Apply

205-328-9696

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American Boricua is the first modern visual history of Puerto Rican life in all 50 states of the US Wanda is traveling throughout the country to interview and photograph Boricuas who live, work, love, and carry on the business of being Puerto Rican here in the United States What most people do not know about Puerto Ricans is that while Puerto Rico has been a part of the United States for nearly 100 years, we are the only Latino group that are born as U S citizens that share two lands What this means is that who we are is rooted in deep tradition, yet living within the US creates cultural transformation and new traditions The word Boricua itself, as a term of endearment Puerto Ricans use for one another, is steeped in history It is derived from the Native Taino word for the island, Boriken, which means Brave Noble Lord It is the essence of that sabor, that flavor that makes Boricua culture unique This documentary project examines how Boricuas define home, family, culture, and identity