Post by Radrook Admin on Jun 10, 2021 11:03:13 GMT -5
Puerto Rican Contributions to the USA
Here are just a few of the Puerto Rican heroes who have contributed to the U.S. in many different fields:
Joseph Michael “Joe” Acaba, is the first astronaut from Puerto Rico.
Deborah Aguiar-Veléz is an engineer, an award-winning businesswoman, and the author of Spanish-language computer science textbooks as part of her support of the Hispanic community.
Marc Anthony is an actor and singer, a television producer, and currently the top-selling tropical salsa artist of all time.
Olga Albizu was an abstract expressionist painter and a leading figure in the New York arts scene.
Maria Teresa Babín was a writer and educator who edited one of the most important anthologies of Puerto Rican literature.
Herman Badillo was the first congressman of Puerto Rican heritage.
Frank Bonilla was a leading figure in academic studies of Puerto Rico, and served as the director of the City University of New York’s Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños.
Roberto Clemente was a Hall of Fame baseball star and a humanitarian.
Jesús Colón was the first Puerto Rican writer to achieve literary success on the mainland.
Victor Hernández Cruz was named one of the best American poets by Life Magazine in 1981.
Jennifer Lopez is a star as a dancer, singer, and actress.
Ricky Martin is a singer, actor, and author known for bringing salsa music into the U.S. mainstream.
Rita Moreno is one of few performers to have won all four of the major entertainment awards: the Oscar, the Tony, the the Emmy, and the Grammy.
Antonia Novello served as Surgeon General of the United States, the first Hispanic woman to do so.
Anthony Romero is the president of the American Civil Liberties Union.
José Enrique Serrano is a U.S. Congressman representing the South Bronx.
Yajaira Sierra Sastre is a nanotechnologist working with NASA, and plans to become an astronaut.
Sonia Sotomayor is a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
This list could be much, much longer. The people of Puerto Rico are already making important contributions to the United States in every field you can imagine, and will continue to do so.
www.pr51st.com/puerto-rican-contributions-to-the-u-s/
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This is a list of notable Puerto Rican scientists involved in the United States Space Program, also known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and their contributions to said program. This list is not limited to Puerto Ricans born in Puerto Rico, it also includes people of Puerto Rican descent born elsewhere. According to an article written by Margarita Santori Lopez for the official newspaper of the University of Puerto Rico's Mayagüez Campus, "Prensa RUM", as of 2003, of the 114 Hispanics working at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, 70 were Puerto Ricans or of Puerto Rican descent.
Puerto Ricans and people of Puerto Rican descent, both men and women, have reached top positions in NASA, serving in sensitive leadership positions.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Puerto_Ricans_in_the_United_States_Space_Program?
varietygalore.boards.net/thread/2069/puerto-ricans-viet-videos-spanish
varietygalore.boards.net/thread/1872/korean-government-puerto-rican-troops
Joseph Michael “Joe” Acaba, is the first astronaut from Puerto Rico.
Deborah Aguiar-Veléz is an engineer, an award-winning businesswoman, and the author of Spanish-language computer science textbooks as part of her support of the Hispanic community.
Marc Anthony is an actor and singer, a television producer, and currently the top-selling tropical salsa artist of all time.
Olga Albizu was an abstract expressionist painter and a leading figure in the New York arts scene.
Maria Teresa Babín was a writer and educator who edited one of the most important anthologies of Puerto Rican literature.
Herman Badillo was the first congressman of Puerto Rican heritage.
Frank Bonilla was a leading figure in academic studies of Puerto Rico, and served as the director of the City University of New York’s Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños.
Roberto Clemente was a Hall of Fame baseball star and a humanitarian.
Jesús Colón was the first Puerto Rican writer to achieve literary success on the mainland.
Victor Hernández Cruz was named one of the best American poets by Life Magazine in 1981.
Jennifer Lopez is a star as a dancer, singer, and actress.
Ricky Martin is a singer, actor, and author known for bringing salsa music into the U.S. mainstream.
Rita Moreno is one of few performers to have won all four of the major entertainment awards: the Oscar, the Tony, the the Emmy, and the Grammy.
Antonia Novello served as Surgeon General of the United States, the first Hispanic woman to do so.
Anthony Romero is the president of the American Civil Liberties Union.
José Enrique Serrano is a U.S. Congressman representing the South Bronx.
Yajaira Sierra Sastre is a nanotechnologist working with NASA, and plans to become an astronaut.
Sonia Sotomayor is a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
This list could be much, much longer. The people of Puerto Rico are already making important contributions to the United States in every field you can imagine, and will continue to do so.
www.pr51st.com/puerto-rican-contributions-to-the-u-s/
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This is a list of notable Puerto Rican scientists involved in the United States Space Program, also known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and their contributions to said program. This list is not limited to Puerto Ricans born in Puerto Rico, it also includes people of Puerto Rican descent born elsewhere. According to an article written by Margarita Santori Lopez for the official newspaper of the University of Puerto Rico's Mayagüez Campus, "Prensa RUM", as of 2003, of the 114 Hispanics working at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, 70 were Puerto Ricans or of Puerto Rican descent.
Puerto Ricans and people of Puerto Rican descent, both men and women, have reached top positions in NASA, serving in sensitive leadership positions.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Puerto_Ricans_in_the_United_States_Space_Program?
varietygalore.boards.net/thread/2069/puerto-ricans-viet-videos-spanish
varietygalore.boards.net/thread/1872/korean-government-puerto-rican-troops