¿De donde tú eres?
1 min readOct 20, 2018
The Puertorican effect is having an immigrant mentality with a migrant’s status.
A wayfarer’s ways with an impermanent status.
It’s knowing you are Boricua without knowing where you’re from.
It’s being asked “de donde tu eres” by a pana with a smile and being asked “so where you from?” by a stranger with a threat.
It’s being proud of your flag with your survivor’s guilt in red, white and blue on display.
It’s speaking broken English then broken Spanish. Belonging to both and neither.
