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Happy Mother's Day !
Being a Mother is the most beautiful feeling a woman can ever experience! It is the most noble and fulfilling "profession" in a person's life. Nothing compares or even comes close. Nothing can be more rewarding... Nothing can be more difficult... Nothing can be more stressful... Nothing can be more heartbreaking...
If you are a Mother, congratulations and thank you very much for bringing and raising our future generation!
Whether you are a Mother or not, if your Mother is alive... make sure she knows how much you love her, how much you appreciate her sacrifices for you. Make sure this Mother's Day is the best ever for her...
If your Mother is no longer "physically" in this world, which is my personal case, think and remember the beautiful experiences you had with her. Be thankful for having had her and for your upbringing. For giving you life... For being who she was and for helping make you, who you are... I know I'm extremely grateful for my great Mom and not a day goes by without her love and smile making my life more enjoyable...
If your Mother is alive. but the relationship is strained... I suggest you take this time to mend that relationship. You may never have that chance again... and if she goes away, you will regret it for the rest of your life...!
Happy Mother's Day !
The Governor of Puerto Rico was accused of 19 criminal charges. Should he resign? If not, should he not run again in November of this year? Those are some of the questions Puerto Ricans living in the island are asking themselves these days.
Miguel Cotto, el campeón mundial welter boricua, retuvo su corona con una victoria por nocaut técnico en cinco asaltos sobre el mexicano Alfonso Gómez. |
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We are looking for Puerto Ricans that would like to collaborate with this site by sharing contents: pictures, poems, songs, essays, short stories, letters, refranes, reasons for being proud of being Puerto Ricans, etc. If you want to share some of these with us and the rest of the world, please send us an email to letters@boricuafirst.com. Boricua, Puerto Rican como el coqui! |
We have received a beautiful email from Dona Carmen, in Las Vegas. She used to have a Puerto Rican restaurant and many famous Puerto Ricans visited her: Gilberto Santa Rosa, John Ruiz... Read the letter.
El Gobernador de Puerto Rico, Anibal Acevedo Vila, es acusado de 19 cargos criminales. Se expone a 20 años de carcel. Lea la noticia...
Are you proud of being Puerto Rican?: Our friend have shared with us reasons why they are proud of being Puerto Rican. Read the list and see if you have reasons not listed. Let us know... Read about it...
Nydia Velazquez, U.S. Congresswoman and Puerto Rican, from Yabucoa, was named one of the 25 Top Influencers for 2008 by the Entrepreneur Magazine. Read the story...
Do you live in San Antonio, Texas or nearby? See our section about Boricuas en San Antonio. Local activities, places that cater to Puerto Ricans, etc. San Antonio...
Trivia: Our Puerto Rican flag was adopted by the legislative assembly in 1952. It was based on a flag designed by a group of patriots. It has its roots in the flag of the Republic of Cuba... See more Trivia...
Senador de South Carolina arremete contra los Boricuas... Says that Americans are slowly losing their country. Do you agree or disgree with his comments? Senator...
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Refranes y dichos boricuas... "Cada cual se reparte con la cuchara grande."Mas jalao' que un timbre 'e guagua... Muchos refranes that we use or used...
Los puertorriqueños no deberían beneficiarse del plan de medidas de estímulo económico... porque son extranjeros que no pagan impuestos federales, según la representante republicana de Florida Virginia Brown-Waite. Read more...
See great  pictures from our beautiful Puerto Rico: Arroyo, El Morro... picture of an "Amanecer en Cayey"... Fotos...
Do you know why Puerto Ricans are american citizens? Read about it...
Puerto Rican Singer Kany Garcia sings her beautiful song "Que nos paso?"... See Youtube video... Kany Garcia...
Any Montanez released his latest CD, "El Godfather". Read more about Andy' career and the CD... Andy Montanez...
Jose Miguel Agrelot, "Don Cholito"... el mas grande comediante de Puerto Rico... "See Don Cholito"...
Inspiring poems from Puerto Rican writers and poets. "Puerto Rico, Tierra Mia, Tierra de hombres cabales..." from Arcadio Vega... See Poemas...
Salsa, Merengue, etc. Music from Puerto Ricans: Tito Nieves, Hector Lavoe and more... Musica Boricua... |
How many Puerto Ricans do you know? How many of them are your friends? How many are close friends? Do you get together every once in a while to have a "Puerto Rican moment"?
Did you know that we have quite a few famous Puerto Ricans? See below for links of interest: Nydia Caro, Roberto Clemente, Marc Anthony, Jimmy Smits, Rita Moreno, and many many more!
We, Puerto Ricans proudly identify ourselves as Boricuas, a word that originated from the Taíno word Boriken (also known as Boriquén, Borinquen, or Borinquén), to illustrate our recognition of our Taíno heritage. The word Boriken, which means "the great land of the valiant and noble Lord", was used by the original Taíno Indian population to refer to the island of Puerto Rico before the arrival of the Spaniards. The use of the word Boricua has been popularized by descendents of Puerto Rico heritage, commonly using the phrase, "Yo soy Boricua" to identify ourselves as Puerto Ricans.
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Our Puerto Rican heritage is something really beautiful and special and something to be very proud of! We are different and yet, we share so many characteristics with other cultures, whether they are hispanic or not! We should be proud of our culture. The orgullo boricua should flow in our veins. And we should show that pride by example...
Back in 1968, it was estimated that there were close to 8 million Hispanics in the United States. We made up only 4 % of the U.S. population.
The census estimate of July 2006 says 44.3 million of the nation's almost 300 million residents are Hispanic? We make up 15% of the population! We are the biggest minority group in the nation and growing! |
This is BoricuaFirst: a site by boricuas for you, boricua or friend of boricuas. We focus on subjects that relate directly to Puerto Ricans, living in the United States, Puerto Rico and in every corner of the world! First and foremost, we are Boricuas... and very proud of it. We have that special "orgullo boricua". But we are also Hispanics and americans and... also very proud of it!
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