Children of the Puerto Rican Diaspora Claim Their Heritage in Sports

For many, the closest experience to being in Puerto Rico is tasting their grandmother’s arroz con gandules in New York, listening to Frankie Ruiz’s salsa music in New Jersey, or seeing the large Puerto Rican flags in Chicago’s Paseo Boricua while on their way to enjoy a juicy bistec encebollado at La Bruquena. These experiences allow them to claim their Puerto Rican identity, shouting 'soy boricua' from important sports stages.