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Culture, Diaspora, Disability, Food, Genealogy, History, Puerto Rican, Uncategorized, Women Studies • February 6, 2025 • 9 min read

How DNA, Haplogroups, and Genetic Markers Reveal Taíno Heritage

The Genetic Echoes of the Taíno People The Taíno people, the first known inhabitants of the Caribbean, have long been …

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Books, Culture, Diaspora, Food, History, Puerto Rican • February 5, 2025 • 2 min read

The banana. Simple, ubiquitous, and unassuming. Yet, as Ben Brisbois reveals in his forthcoming Banana Capital, it’s anything but ordinary. …

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Culture, Diaspora, History, Puerto Rican, Technology • October 17, 2024 • 5 min read

In a world where technology seems to dominate every facet of our lives, there’s something profoundly humbling about turning back …

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Culture, Food, Genealogy, History, Italian, New York City, Puerto Rican • October 9, 2024 • 4 min read

I can picture us. Two, little rail-thin girls with long braided hair down our backs, holding hands as we walked …

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Culture, Diaspora, Genealogy, History, Italian, New York City, Puerto Rican, Technology • April 12, 2024 • 2 min read

I was thrilled to chat with podcaster, and fellow author and family historian Bob Sorrentino earlier this month. During our …

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Genealogy, History, Puerto Rican • January 5, 2023 • 2 min read

According to a chronology, made available by the Library of Congress, in 1593, “Portuguese soldiers, sent from Lisbon by order …

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