APA Blog: Puerto Rico should not stay in the middle

January 5th, 2010 by Tue Tran Categories: Front Page One Response

By Michelle Martinez -

When I started the arduous socializing process that was freshman year, after “where are you from?” was inevitably “are you actually from Puerto Rico?” After this question is answered affirmatively, the real questions come, the ones that make me glad people are curious to know more about my island. This is when we hit the political and historical conversation, which is probably one of the most complicated and bizarre scenarios. But it is truly fascinating to see how we’ve remained a colony for over 500 years. Continue Reading