Author: Wildolfo Arvelo

An Amalgamation of Celebrations

As a Puerto Rican American and first-generation immigrant to the mainland, the celebration of the Christmas holidays can be answered with two words: cultural amalgamation. While we are proud Americans, we are also deeply Puerto Rican and tied to the…

Essay: Differences make America stronger

In a brief conversation with Ernesto Burden at our BAPOC Conference on May 22 (highlighted on page 12), he informed me that some questioned why such a publication was needed. Such questioning is not surprising to me, but it requires a response.