Nuyorican

Nuyorican are people of Puerto Rican birth or heritage who live in New York City.^[1] The word "Nuyorican" is a mixture of the terms “New York" and "Puerto Rican”.^[2]

The Nuyorican Movement is a cultural movement of literature, art, and music. It celebrates Nuyorican poetry, art, music, dance, food, and festivities. It affirms Afro-Caribbean and indigenous Caribbean identities. Artistic themes include the power of creativity, poverty, hope, resilience, and protest.

The Puerto Rican Day Parade celebrates Nuyorican people every spring at 5th Avenue in New York City.^[3] Many Nuyoricans proudly call themselves "Boricua".

Famous Nuyoricans

• Miguel Algarin (Nuyorican poet. Founder of Nuyorican Poets Cafe)^[4]
• Marc Anthony (Best-selling Salsa singer, Hollywood actor, music producer)^[5][6]
• Giannina Braschi (Nuyorican poet. Author of the Spanglish novel Yo-Yo Boing!)^[7]
• Lin-Manuel Miranda (Actor, producer, philanthropist. Author of the Broadway musical Hamilton)^[8]
• Victor Hernandez Cruz (Nuyorican poet)^[9]
• Jennifer Lopez (singer, actress, entrepreneur)
• Rita Moreno (singer and actress)^[10]
• Sonia Sotomayor (US Supreme court judge)^[11]
• Piri Thomas (author of Down These Mean Streets)^[12]
• Nydia Velázquez (US Congresswoman)^[13]

References

1. "Definition of NUYORICAN". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
2. Poets, Academy of American. "A Brief Guide to Nuyorican Poetry | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
3. "National Puerto Rico Day Parade brings generations of boricuas together". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
4. Genzlinger, Neil (2020-12-03). "Miguel Algarín, Force Behind Nuyorican Cafe, Dies at 79". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
5. Beale, Lewis (2006-08-13). "Puerto Rico's Voice of Salsa, Lost but Found". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
6. "Marc Anthony". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
7. "Giannina Braschi in the World of Contemporary Latinx Literature". Literary Ladies Guide. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
8. Pollack-Pelzner, Daniel (2019-01-18). "The Mixed Reception of the 'Hamilton' Premiere in Puerto Rico". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
9. Foundation, Poetry (2021-07-30). "Victor Hernández Cruz". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
10. "The Alt.Latino Interview: Rita Moreno : Alt.Latino". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
11. "¿Quién es Sonia Sotomayor?". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
12. González, Christopher (2017-10-05). Permissible Narratives. Ohio State University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctv16x2b5b. ISBN 978-0-8142-7582-5.
13. Sandra Guzman (2009-06-10). "THE 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL NUYORICANS". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-07-31.