SUBORDINATE GROUPS

Subordinate Groups

Subordinate Groups

I'm thankful I was able to learn to read and write so well. I am sure that I was the best in its class; my teacher presented me this magazine many years ago. I am writing this journal, and keep track of all the events in my life. Today is a wonderful and warm day; I can sit here and write. I grew up on the river Potomac. Not all of my tribe could read or write English.

Colonialism is a rule, outsiders, and is the most common way for one group to dominate another. Internal colonialism is a distinctive pattern of suppression. We even tried to get more autonomy in our lives, calling on the citizens themselves. I told my parents that I could help with the bidding of white men, and they allowed me to learn. Pocahontas has been deceived, and stole a white man. The white man sent a message to the chief to release the prisoners and to return some tools and Pocahontas will be returned unharmed. When the chief returned with prisoners, as well as some tools, Pocahontas did not return, because the white man said that not all funds were returned (Cooney 2008).

A member of the Puerto Rican American group, and I would like to give you some information about this group. First of all, let me say that my group of Puerto Rican descent from the native Caribbean and South American people called the Arawaks. They were enslaved and exterminated the Arawaks at the hands of their Spanish colonial Spanish, as these colonizers wanted to capture the island. Christopher Columbus first discovered Puerto Rico and in 1493 the island was conquered by Spain in 1509. Juan Ponce de Leon gave Puerto Rico its name to the opening of its rich port, hence the name of Puerto Rico.

We moved to the U.S. in the early 1900's, soon after Puerto Rico became a protectorate of the United States, as relations between the United States and Puerto Rico had become closer, the number of Puerto Ricans migrating to the United States increased. But in 1920, less than 5,000 Puerto Ricans living in New York and during World War I, as many as the Puerto Rico 1000 served in the U.S. Army (Nicholas 2000). This number increased to 100,000 Puerto Rican soldiers of World War II. We came to the mainland to find better job opportunities ...