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The Solo Traveler: First Stop, Cuba

Reflections of a Middle-age Black Latina Traveling Solo Around the World By Carmen Bardequez Brown Traveling – It leaves you speechless then turns you into a storyteller.- Ibn Battuta   New York – I like this quote because it truly captures my experience and reflection of traveling alone for the last two years. I have […]

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Essay: Why Do Puerto Ricans Move to the United States?

Carmen Says Why do Puerto Ricans move to the United States? Why did I? By Carmen Bardeguez Brown Lindo capullo de alelí si tu supieras mi dolor correspondiearas a mi amor y calmaras mi sufrir Por que tu sabes que sin ti la vida es nada para mi Tu bien lo sabes capullito de alelí   […]

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Essay: What are the Colors of Colonialism, Puerto Rico?

CARMEN SAYS By Carmen Bardeguez-Brown   The Beautiful Faces of My Black People  Las caras lindas de mi gente negra Rican Issues (An excerpt from the poem Rican Issues from the book Dreaming rhythms: Despertando el Silencio) That I don’t look What ? Oh , I guess I don’t look cafe con leche mancha de […]

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Poet-Teacher Tackles Puerto Rican Life and Culture in a Blog

CARMEN SAYS By Carmen Bardeguez-Brown Iam Iam a woman. Iam Puerto Rican. Iam Nuyorican. Iam an immigrant. Iam African descendant. Iam Taino descendant. Iam Spaniard descendant. Iam an American citizen. Iam an ancient soul traveling this life’s journey.   This blog is an opportunity to share my love and concern for my adoptive country and […]

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On Anthony Bourdain: The Chef and I

How I actually managed to let Bourdain reiterate that the Cebu-Philippines lechon is the best in the world By Vanette Colmenares   New York – Now it can be told. I had Anthony Bourdain actually reiterate that the lechon (roasted pig) in Cebu, Philippines, “is still the best roasted pig (in the world).” Sometime in […]

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