Mestiza: a woman of racially mixed ancestry, especially of mixed European & Native American ancestry
Diaspora: the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonial captivity.
Jibara: A rural inhabitant of Puerto Rico
Shtetl: a Jewish village or small-town community in eastern Europe
Forbears: an ancestor
Mija: shortened from "mi hija", which means "my daughter". It can also be used as slang when people are refering to their friends.
Caribeña: a Caribbean island
Boricua: proud Puerto Ricans proudly represent themselves as this
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