Puerto Rican Obituary They worked They were always on time They were never late They never spoke back when they were insulted They worked They never took days off that were not on the calendar They never went on strike without permission They worked ten days a week and were only paid for five They worked They worked They worked and they died They died broke They died owing They died never knowing what... 

Saludos amigxs de la Fundación Arana,   Muchas felicidades para el año nuevo y una cordial invitación a nuestra primera actividad del 2012.  La exposición   Jacinto Ramírez tres décadas del arte de máscaras de higüera   Apertura el miércoles 11 de enero a las 7:00 pm en el    Espacio Arana 104 Calle de San José Viejo San Juan 00901   Lxs esperamos a todxs la noche... 

Susanne Ramírez De Arellano  “There is a place. Like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger! Some say to survive it: You need to be as mad as a hatter”. The Mad Hatter. ¿Soy yo o la Isla del Encanto cada día se parece más a “Alicia en el país de las maravillas” (libro de Lewis Carroll que juro escribió luego de tomarse un rico mate de hongos)? Es como descender... 

Miércoles, 14 de diciembre de 2011 – Se adopta la Resolución 1514 (XV) de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU): “La Declaración de Garantías de Independencia para las Colonias y los Pueblos” Precisamente un día miércoles, al igual que hoy, hace 51 años, se aprobó la Resolución 1514, lo que se considera alrededor de prácticamente todo el mundo como uno de los hitos de las Naciones... 

We're a small, diverse group of music lovers of Puerto Rican descent who set out almost 20 years ago to discover all we could about the the musical and craft traditions that surround the various native Puerto Rican stringed musical instruments, with a special focus on the cuatro--the island's "national instrument." This website represents a summary of our twenty years’ (and ongoing)... 

October 12, 2011 – Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez (IL-4) speaks on the House Floor about the horrific murders of labor leaders in Colombia and his opposition to the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. This follows a press conference earlier in the day and an article at the Huffington Post on Tuesday, “Colombia FTA: Blood Won’t Easily Be Washed Away.” Read the article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-luis-gutierrez/colombia-fta-blood-wont-e_b_…         WATCH... 

The Creole Choir of Cuba Wednesday, October 12 @ 7:30 PM The University of Massachusetts at Amherst Fine Arts Center Concert Hall $15-30 Five Colleges, 17 and under $10   Prepare to be blown away by the passionate melodies, wild harmonies and richly textured arrangements of ten inspiring vocalists. Real World recording artists The Creole Choir of Cuba are an entirely fresh export, easily the most... 

By Amanda Cohen The National Geographic show “Border Wars” depicts the daily activities of border patrol agents stationed along the U.S./Mexico border. Border Wars focuses on The Río Grande River, Tucson and Nogales, Arizona.  The realism of the show is immediately evident by the footage of searches conducted by U.S. border agents upon cars and people crossing into both the U.S. and Mexico.  Although... 

Members of the joined the community effort to restore one of the region’s architectural gems. Members of LISA spent three days in August as part of a volunteer cleanup crew removing plaster and debris from the Victory Theater in downtown Holyoke. “I was so excited when I heard that the theater was being restored,” said LISA president Shanelle Castellano. “I wanted to find a... 

By Elga Castro-Ramos How many countries are in the world? Anyone would think this might be an easy question to answer, because it should be a concrete issue. In theory, it would be enough to count them all. Anyhow, the answer varies drastically depending whether we consider the numbers of members provided by the United Nations (UN), those given by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), or if we...