Early this month a million New Yorkers seemingly came together for a common celebration in apparent unison, namely the Puerto Rican Day Parade. However, while they were all chanting the same slogans, it was doubtful to me many truly knew what they were actually celebrating. You see, for many “¡Que Viva Puerto Rico!” is simply something that they have said about a place they have never visited. For others it is for a place they haven’t seen in 45 years. Regardless of the particular circumstances that apply to each individual, “Puerto Rico” is something you think about occasional to identify yourself amongst the masses of Gotham. However, thoughts about what it actually means to identify yourself in this way, unfortunately does not get as much attention as the parade that gets celebrated every year on the second Sunday in June. (more…)