Word: rican
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Word of Ortega's decision spread throughout the delegations as the leaders turned their attention from closed-door diplomacy to an evening of dining and socializing. The two-day Costa Rican conference ends today with the dedication of a plaza marking 100 years of democratic government...
...fact, when Byrne first started composing for Rei Momo, he would bring music he recorded on his fourtrack to Milton Cardona, a Puerto Rican musician living in New York...
While these journalists share a commitment to cover Latin communities here and abroad, they are divided over which language is the most effective vehicle for reaching their audience. Manuel Casiano, founder of the Puerto Rican magazine Imagen, favors Spanish, noting that 97% of Hispanic adults living in the U.S. today learned that language first. Arturo Villar, founder of Vista, and Alfredo Estrada, publisher of the upscale monthly Hispanic, argue that clinging to their native language holds Hispanics back. The effect of publishing in Spanish, Estrada says, "is to support a Spanish-speaking subclass that will always be flipping hamburgers...
...used to play every day until we started getting older and realized we were now the bigger kids, which meant we had every right to start hogging the baseball field. Besides, who ever heard of a famous Puerto Rican soccer player? Roberto Clemente, yes. Soccer player...
...proceeds from the "Latin Rhythms" dance, sponsored by La Organizacion, the Puerto Rican students group, will be sent to Puerto Ricans whose homes were destroyed by the massive hurricane two weeks ago, La O members said yesterday...