1. My Cultural Heritage Kaitlin Jimenez & Puerto Rico Kristal Hernandez Pd. 3

2. SIGNATURE PAGE

3. Signature Page

4. Table Of Contents Enviorment Economy Political Society&Culture

5. Environment:

6. Economy

7. Politics

8. Society and Culture

9. Cultural Iceberg Art Clothing Dance-Music Cooking-Festivals Beauty-Kindness-Leadership Language-Inheritance

10. Family Tree By: Kaitlin Jimenez Lydia Nieves Jose Rios Miriam Jimenez James Jimenez Kaitlin Jimenez Teresa JimenezSantiago Jimenez

11. Family Tree By:Kristal Hernandez Laura Maldonado Denetrio Hernandez Jose Hernandez Lisette Hernandez Kristal Hernandez Neri Hernandez Luis Maldonado

12. Oral History By:Kaitlin Jimenez Interviewed : Teresa Jimenez (Grandmother) Whats your favorite thing about Puerto Rico? "I love the weather and the people." What do you enjoy the most about Puerto Rico when you go back to visit? "I love to see my family." Do you miss living over there? "Of course that's where I grew up but i don't think i could move back." Kaitlin Teresa How old were you when you moved to the U.S. and was it hard moving here from over there? "I was nine and not really because I had some family but I did miss my mom a lot when I moved here I couldn't wait to see her again."

13. Person I Interviewed By: Kaitlin Jimenez <---- My Grandmother Teresa Jimenez

14. Oral History By:Kristal Hernandez Interviewed:Laura Maldonado How long did you live in Puerto Rico? "I lived there untill i was 18 when i turned 18 my mom,four siblings, and I Moved to New York." Why Did you come to america instead of staying in your country? "We came to America to start a better life.My mother wanted a better future for me and my siblings." If you could go back to the future would you still have made the choice to come to America? "Yes i would have still made the choice to come to America.Over here its better my children lived a good life.And i did as well and i want my grandchildren to have a good life to i dont want them to struggle." So you prefer America over Puerto Rico? "I love my country but yes i prefer to live out here even though i don't like the whether."

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16. Environment Environment Rain Forest: Puerto Rico is known for their beautiful tropical rain forest's. They are absolutely gorgeous. Coqui: This is one the most famous animals of Puerto Rico. This is a small frog that when it makes a noise it sounds like its saying "coqui coqui" hence the name Coqui Caribbean Sea: Puerto Rico is also famous for their beautiful ocean. It is clear and absolutely beautiful. The sea brings attention to tourist. Cordillera Waterfalls: Another tourist attraction is the beautiful waterfalls. Many natives go swimming in the waterfalls. They are what make Puerto Rico. Volcanic Mountains: One thing that makes Puerto Rico interesting is the volcanic mountains. They are also very beautiful. Tropical: Puerto Rico is a very tropical place. It has many tropical plants that cannot be grown in the U.S. That makes Puerto Rico a very special place

19. EconomicsEconomics United States Gov.: The U.S. plays a huge part in the funding of Puerto Rico. Without the U.S. Puerto Rico would honestly not be able to support themselves. Currency: The value of a U.S. dollar in Puerto Rico is equal to the value of a U.S. dollar in America. Fictitious: The Puerto Rican government sometimes lies to their people. Just like any other government. Clothing Industry: The clothing plays a big part in how many Puerto Ricans make a living. They use clothing to support their families because that's how many families over there make a living. They make their own clothes and then they decide to sell them and make some money off of them. Federal Aid-U.S.: The U.S. is the way Puerto Rico is able to stay stable. The U.S. provides a lot for Puerto Rican and thats why the U.S. is the Puerto Rican federal aid.

20. Politics in Puerto Rico in 1868 Puerto ricans goal ws to obtain self government they wanted to have the power to run their government they didnt want other people to tell them what to do or how to live. Puerto rico wanted to abolish slavery as well.They wanted to be a free country not to be under any rules but they didnt want to end ties with spain either. When puerto Ricans saw the united stetes flag that was known to them as a symbol of freedom

21. Politics in Puerto Rico under the Americn rule When Puerto rico was under the American rule they had thier independence. They also got had their government ruled by america.Which help make the country self sufficent and able to stand alone. Their country was in better hands under the American rule. Before America took over Purto Rico they were under the rule of Spain.Which is when there was slavery. When Puerto Rico was under the american Rule there wasn"t slavery anymore.Puerto rico was in a better condition at this time.

22. Society in puerto rico Catholic is a relgion in Puerto Rico.Most Puerto Ricans are catholic. In Puerto Ricans play alot of baseball and soccer. They are very traditonal with everything. They like to keep things the way it has been taught to them from many generations before. In puerto Rico they have many organizations to keep the communities together and to keep the Puerto Rican culture traditional.

23. Culture in puerto rico Puerto Ricans enjoy Baseball. Some of their main dishes are rice and beans with pernil (pork) A classic soup they have is called sopon de pollo con arroz. ( soup with rice and chicken in it). Another main dish is mofongo this is made with green plaintains. sometimes they put chicken or pork in tis dish. They love dancing and being with their family. Salsa is a type of dance that most Puerto Ricans dance.

24. Empenadas Chicken Rice Platanos

25. Mofongo

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27. Beautiful beaches. Great for relaxation. Beautiful rainforest are great for taking your mind off stress. Don't You Want To Take A Vacation To Puerto Rico ?