‘Nuestra cultura para todos,’ says local Puerto Rican nonprofit group

SAN ANTONIO – Sixty-four percent of San Antonio’s colonisation is Hispanic, according to the latest census data. While the immense bulk are Mexican-American, determination is simply a tiny percent who are of Puerto Rican descent but they’re inactive contributing to the city’s civilization successful a large way.

Daniel Aponte and Carlos Ramos some from Puerto Rico were brought to Military City USA during their clip successful the United States Army.

In 2009, The Association of Puerto Ricans was founded by Cesar Del Valle, a nonprofit enactment that some Aponte and Ramos would assistance transportation on.

“Carlos, my wife, and I, we decided, hey, let’s bash this for the community, for the Puerto Rican assemblage here, and for the San Antonio assemblage to amended better them connected what we are each about,” said Aponte.

The association’s nonsubjective is “Nuestra Cultura para todos,” oregon our culture, for everyone.

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“That was our motto. And we wanted to, you know, exposure radical not conscionable for my generation, but for the newer generations to our culture, to what makes america unique, our traditions, culture, foods, and that benignant of thing,” said Ramos.

Though Puerto Rico is astir implicit 2 1000 miles from San Antonio you won’t person to spell acold to get a small sensation of La Isla del Encanto oregon the Island of Enchantment. Aponte said each twelvemonth they big a fig of events, including the Latin Roots Music and Food Fest.

“That’s what we bring each the Spanish foods from astir San Antonio and the surrounding area. And we inquire these vendors to travel successful and supply their foods, Colombian food, Mexican Peruvian Puerto Rican, Cuban wherever — from the Dominican Republic. They get unneurotic with their and they bring their nutrient flavors to San Antonio,” said Aponte.

Both Ramos and Aponte accidental proceeds from their taste events spell to money scholarships for those of Puerto Rican practice and persons with peculiar needs.

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“So those are things that we similar to bring up to the radical successful San Antonio and astir the nation. You know, erstwhile wherever we spell astir the world, we say, hey, we’re Puerto Ricans and this is what we do,” said Aponte.

For much accusation connected however to use to the assistance oregon upcoming events hosted by APRISA sojourn their Facebook page.

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