'Our histories as Puerto Rican peoples, collective and individual, are the consequences of oppressions so deep that they’ve become part of our own identity and fabric.'
were just the beginning of the century-long, still ongoing, occupation of Puerto Rico.
“Your English is very good!” was the comment I was most consistently greeted with when I introduced myself to my peers, as if more than a century of colonialism would leave Puerto Ricans lacking the skill set to grasp the intricacies of the English language. But what are the effects of colonialism if not to modify our understanding of realities and possibilities?
While the Department of War solidified the U.S. empire in the Pacific and the Caribbean, most people in the United States remained unaware of the dealings — and conflicts — in Puerto Rico. Over a million Puerto Ricans were controlled by the U.S. military regime until 1900, when the Foraker Act was enacted.
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