Puerto Ricans (Mainland)

North Americacommercial economy
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Puerto Ricans referred to in this collection are descendants of people from the island of Puerto Rico who migrated from the island to the mainland United States. Puerto Rican migration to the United States began in the late nineteenth century. Puerto Ricans are distinguished among U.S. ethnic minorities by the fact that since 1917 they have migrated to the mainland as citizens of the United States.

Identifier
Region
  • North America
Subregion
  • Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Subsistence Type
  • commercial economy
Countries
  • United States