Puerto Rico has never been independent in modern history —except for a couple of months; yes, just a handful. It went from being controlled by Spain to being controlled by the United States of America.

In the present, this means that Puerto Ricans live under the influence of two major cultures —or three? maybe four?-- and two major languages: English and Spanish.

This episode is part 2 of my conversation with Raquel Montañez-González, Ph.D., born and raised in Puerto Rico and currently a Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor at University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.

Raquel is also a science communicator hosting and co-producing the Spanish version of Tiny Vampires Podcast. http://www.tinyvampires.com/

We talk about Puerto Rican migrants to the US, whether Puerto Ricans feel part of Latin America, music, cooking, and more.

In part 3 we’ll talk about the particularities of Spanish in Puerto Rico and other cultural aspects, such as the Puerto Rican “personality.”

¡Gracias, Raquel!

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