I could write 3,000 words about my love for my homeland. I could tell you that Puerto Ricans suffer from the paradoxical condition of misguided identity: are we Puerto Ricans? Americans? Puerto Ricans and Americans? But as I was about to write this post, I came across this video: PUERTO RICO A NATION. This is how I feel. Puerto Rico needs to be free: either being freely associated with the United States or as an independent country. Simple as that.
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Why Puerto Rico Matters to Me
Posted in Commentary, Latino, Puerto Rico, tagged free association, independence, plebiscite, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Democracy Act, status on March 2, 2011| 38 Comments »
AUDIO: Fontana, CA Police Officer Harasses and Threatens My Friend
Posted in Commentary, Latino, Latino Rebels, Leadership, tagged Fontana, Latino, Latino in America, latinos, LATISM, police harassment on February 28, 2011| 2 Comments »
It started with a simple Facebook update from my friend, Rolando Poet Ortiz, who tagged me in the following photo of his wrists after he got handcuffed by a Fontana, California police officer last Friday as he was waiting in a parking lot minding his own business.
The posts from his friends were that of shock and anger. Yeah, Rolando was mad too, wouldn’t you be if you were mistaken for another person and unjustly cuffed? So, I reached out to him this weekend and let him share with us what happened. We recorded the conversation and you can hear it here below. You decide for yourself. I have my own opinions, and Rolando, who has worked his tail off after being incarcerated ten years go, is a role model to us all, a strong Latino who didn’t lose his cool under what appears to have been a very tense and ugly situation.

My friend Rolando with Edward James Olmos
VIDEO COMMENTARY: The Top 10 Reasons Why Puerto Rico Will Not Become a State
Posted in Commentary, Latino Rebels, Puerto Rico, tagged Being Latino, La Fortaleza, Latino, Latino in America, latinos, latinos in social media, LATISM, Leadership, Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rico, Social Media, University of Puerto Rico on April 10, 2011| 8 Comments »
If Puerto Rico becomes a state, popular Krispy Kreme stores would need close.
So, we were in San Juan this weekend and went over to La Fortaleza, the official residence of Republican pro-statehood governor Luis Fortuño. We asked for an interview, but Fortuño wasn’t home. (Bummer, we had brought coffee to chat.)
Instead, we did a video of the TOP 10 REASONS THAT PUERTO RICO WILL NEVER BECOME A STATE:
For those who don’t want to watch the video (and you should since my little sis Vanessa is in it), here is the latest Top 10 List:
So, what would you add?
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