She viewed spiritual freedom as the coming together of culture, by using an example of the patches on a quilt. ... Shirlee says, "It is surely a new day when white Americans are willing to look at their roots and find that some of them are possibly colored." ...
It also is the home of many indangered species, including the Puerto Rican Parrot, Puerto Rican Boa constrictor and the tody, which is a colorful bird with a rudy colored patch on it's throat, only the size of a person's thumb. ... It is most known for it's pleasant tropical weather all year long, exoctic hideaways, miles of white sandy beaches and beautiful sites. ...
When I found out that I was going to write a paper on my family and our culture, it never struck me that I would be looking into their past. Never before have I pondered their past, nor even ask about how they got here. All I knew was that they grew up having a difficult time learning the American...
