Elgin parade celebrates Puerto Rican culture.(News)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  August 15, 2004 ;     275 words ......Rivera of Elgin showed up at Saturday's Puerto Rican Day Parade wearing white shoes, white...a Bulls or Lakers jersey. It was a Puerto Rican jersey in red, white and blue, the colors of the Puerto Rican flag. In big red letters, her jersey...

COLUMN: Coming to grips with Puerto Rican heritage

University Wire;  November 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Congratulations, you've just met a Puerto Rican. Since birth, I have been raised to be proud of my Puerto Rican heritage. However, by society's standards...Most people are surprised to see the Puerto Rican-flag dice that hang from my rear-view...

Puerto Rican pride sparkles with music, dancing, food

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  August 1, 2004 ;     469 words ...Puerto Rican Heritage Festival Queen Alexis Cervantes...resist the temptation of the traditional Puerto Rican food. The 17-year-old from Aurora sat on the curb Saturday afternoon at the Puerto Rican Heritage Festival on Downer Place, munching...

Puerto Rican pride on parade.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  June 18, 2006 ;     562 words ......passerby in Grant Park, the 41st annual Puerto Rican Parade on Columbus Drive Saturday drew...floats. To others, it meant much more. Puerto Rican families represent a small slice of...children a little of the meaning of being Puerto Rican, said Morales, as his sons, ages 10...

Puerto Rican pride displayed at picnic

Post-Tribune (IN);  July 16, 2001 ;     478 words ......her dance performance at the annual Puerto Rican picnic Sunday at Washington Park in...are only a few of the key elements of Puerto Rican culture. The park was alive with people...sounds of their culture at this year's Puerto Rican Pride kickoff picnic. Members of the...

Folks unfurl flags and pride for start of Puerto Rican fest

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 11, 1997 ;     370 words ......Viviana Zayas, wheeled about, waving Puerto Rican flags in sunny Humboldt Park on Tuesday...celebration marking the start of the Puerto Rican Festival, which runs through Sunday...Everywhere at the fiesta were images of the Puerto Rican flag's white star on a blue triangle...

PUERTO RICAN FESTIVAL FLAVORED BY MUSIC, GAMES, ETHNIC DISHES

The Boston Globe;  July 24, 1988 ;     349 words ...Hundreds of Boston residents flocked to the Puerto Rican Festival in Roxbury's Derby/Ramsey Park...yesterday, capping a four-day celebration of Puerto Rican culture with rides, carnival games...commemorates the ratification of the Puerto Rican constitution in 1952, said Antonio Molina...

Rain doesn't dampen spirits as Puerto Rican Fest opens

Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  June 25, 2002 ;     487 words ......residents kicking off the 24th annual Puerto Rican Festival. "Good evening," Mayor Charles...After a presentation of the American and Puerto Rican national anthems and a proclamation of Puerto Rican Week by the mayor, the crowd was invited...

HUNDREDS GATHER FOR PUERTO RICAN RIGHTS EVENT

The Boston Globe;  May 28, 1989 ;     526 words ..."Awake, Puerto Rican, they have given the signal. Awake...to fight." The opening words of the Puerto Rican national anthem, which ushered in...day of the 5th National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights in Boston yesterday, underscored...

There'll Be Baile In The Streets ; Puerto Rican Parade, Latino Fest Set

Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA;  August 12, 2008 ;     314 words ...The Latino Fest and the 29th annual Puerto Rican Parade will be held Sept. 27, The Puerto Rican Committee of Lancaster announced Tuesday. Last year, the Puerto Rican Parade was expanded to include a two- day Latino Fest. This year, however, the...

Plans set for Puerto Rican fest.(News)

The Boston Herald;  July 22, 2001 ;     413 words ...Puerto Rican pride will shine in Boston this week as the city celebrates the 34th annual Puerto Rican Festival. As the community grew so did...past three years have been the largest (Puerto Rican) festivals in Boston's history. This year...

Cemex to Buy Puerto Rican Cement Co.

AP Online;  June 12, 2002 ;     326 words ......third-largest cement company, is buying Puerto Rican Cement Co. Inc. for about $180...will offer $35 a share for the Puerto Rican company by July 2. That represents a hefty 58 percent premium over Puerto Rican Cement's closing price on Tuesday...

Latin commerce can grow even more: Study urges Puerto Rican entrepreneurs...

The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  March 8, 2006 ;     618 words ......Dorimar Mercado Mar. 8--Central Florida's Puerto Rican residents are highly entrepreneurial...a new study has found. To prosper, Puerto Rican entrepreneurs must think beyond traditional...study's three authors and an adviser to Puerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila. The study...

Puerto Rican pride and joy on display in festive parade.(News)

The Boston Herald;  July 24, 2006 ;     138 words ......RENEE NADEAU The crowd-pleasing Puerto Rican Festival parade - the high point of a three-day celebration of Puerto Rican pride - danced its way through...dancing, rides and food from local Puerto Rican restaurants in celebration of...

Chicago-based group serves 80,000 people of Puerto Rican descent

Post-Tribune (IN);  May 26, 2002 ;     387 words ......president of the East Chicago-based Puerto Rican Parade and Cultural Organization...the more than 80,000 people of Puerto Rican descent living in Lake and Porter...the organization serves the Puerto Rican community of Northwest Indiana...