The Migration and Culture of Puerto Ricans: Art as a Method for Resistance

Autor/inn/en	Cáceres Rivera, Minely E.; Rivera Colón, María del Mar; Pérez Otero, Gabriel
Titel	The Migration and Culture of Puerto Ricans: Art as a Method for Resistance
Quelle	In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 35 (2022) 8, S.891-903 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cáceres Rivera, Minely E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-8398
DOI	10.1080/09518398.2022.2061070
Schlagwörter	Puerto Ricans; Migration; Latin American Culture; Resistance (Psychology); Art; Weather; Natural Disasters; Resilience (Psychology); Social Change; Adjustment (to Environment); Coping; Family (Sociological Unit); Friendship; Puerto Rico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Puerto Rican; Puerto-Ricaner; Resistenz; Arts; Kunst; Wetter; Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe; Sozialer Wandel; Bewältigung; Familie; Freundschaft
Abstract	The initiative to investigate the themes of migration, art and culture in this research arose from our experiences after Hurricane Maria. We begin with the view that culture, in the form of art etc., is threaded through the entire post-hurricane experience, from response and resilience to recovery and resistance. We wish to consider how our research contributes to an understanding of how the migration of Puerto Ricans after the catastrophe might accelerate the process of cultural change. We do this by exploring how art and culture are used as a mechanism of resistance. Our desire to conduct research on this topic developed as a result of our firsthand experiences and reflections. First, the theme of migration, linked to cultural change, arose from our experience of seeing our close relatives such as our siblings, uncles, cousins, leave our island and see how they had to adapt to a new culture and redefine their cultural practices. Second, the theme of art, in all its facets (music, painting, drawing…), arose from our motivation after Hurricane Maria, from our way of coping with the situation and letting our feelings come out through art, thus demonstrating a resistance to not falling into a decline in both physical and mental health and a persistence for wanting to overcome the disaster despite the situation. Puerto Rican culture is one of the most important components of our society, as it defines our identity as Puerto Ricans for many reasons such as our music, food and dancing. This allows us to share as a community. Also, we recognise that in Puerto Rico, awareness and acknowledgement of culture has faded to some extent; only on "Puerto Rican Day" is when our culture and traditions are noticed. This is confirmed by the responses of the respondents in our research study. This is why we decided to investigate how important culture is for Puerto Rican migrants and family and friends who remained and what it means to them. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01