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When I was Puerto Rican : ウィキペディア英語版 | When I was Puerto Rican
''When I Was Puerto Rican'' is a 1993 autobiography written by Puerto Rican native Esmeralda Santiago. It is the first of three installments,〔http://books.google.com/books?isbn=0786736860 Google Books. Accessed March 20th, 2013.〕 followed by Almost a Woman and The Turkish Lover. This first book begins by describing Santiago's life in Macún, Puerto Rico. It details the circumstances that led to her mother bringing her and her siblings to New York. The second part of the book describes Santiago's initial adjustment to life in America. The novel closes with Santiago's audition to New York's Performing Arts High School.〔http://www.esmeraldasantiago.com/ Esmeralda Santiago Official Website. Accessed March 20, 2013〕 ==Plot Summary== Esmeralda Santiago is the oldest child her parents have together, although her father has an older daughter she doesn't know about. Her parents' relationship is damaged as her mother suspects her father is having an affair. Amid the drama, one of Esmeralda's siblings, Raymond, gets badly injured in a bicycle accident. Esmeralda's mother decides to move to New York, where she believes the doctors can provide better care for Raymond. In New York Santiago experiences the difficulties of racism and learning a new language. She feels humiliated when her mother, who speaks very little English, brings her to the welfare center to help fill out forms and speak with the social workers. Although life at school is difficult for the siblings, their mother insists that they study so they do not have to work in a factory like she does. The first installment in Santiago's biography closes with her audition to Performing Arts High School, an institution offering specialized instruction in dance, theater and cinema.〔Santiago, Esmeralda. When I Was Puerto Rican. Da Capo Press, 2006.〕
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