2. Florencio Sanchez
Death: 1963, Puerto Rico
Rosenda Sanchez
Death: 1974, Puerto
Rico
Juan Gonzalez
Death: 1984, Puerto Rico
Estebania Toledo
eath: 1957, Puerto Rico
Ramon Sanchez
Birth: 1919, Puerto Rico
Death: Dec. 18 2012, USA
Paula Gonzalez
Birth:1924, Puerto Rico
Death: Apr. 9 2001, USA
William Anival Sanchez
Birth: July 25 1951, Puerto Rico
Luz Nerieda Lopez
Birth: Oct. 6 1956, Puerto Rico
Jennifer Ann (Sanchez) Rich
Birth: Apr. 7 1982, USA
Martin Rivera-Berna
Death: 1956, Puerto Ri
Eleanor Mieles
Death: 1995, USA
Juan Antonio Lopez-Torres
Death: 1967, USA
Isabel Milagros Rivera
Birth: Nov. 4 1932, Puerto Rico
Death: Dec. 4 2001, USA
Jose Antonio Lopez
Birth: Dec. 14 1928, Puerto Rico
3. Jose Antonio
Lopez
Birth: Dec. 14
1928,
Puerto Rico
Jennifer Ann (Sanchez)
Rich
Birth: Apr. 7 1982,
USA
Paula Gonzalez
Birth:1924, Puerto
Rico
Death: Apr. 9
2001, USA
William Anival
Sanchez
Birth: July 25 1951,
Puerto Rico Luz Nerieda Lopez
Birth: Oct. 6 1956,
Puerto Rico
Isabel Milagros Rivera
Birth: Nov. 4 1932, Puerto Rico
Death: Dec. 4 2001, USA
Ramon Sanchez
Birth: 1919, Puerto Rico
Death: Dec. 18 2012, USA
Jennifer Ann (Sanchez) Rich
Birth: Apr. 7 1982,
USA
4. In 1957
Isabel Milagros Rivera
irth: Nov. 4 1932, Puerto Rico
Death: Dec. 4 2001, USA
Jose Antonio Lopez
irth: Dec. 14 1928, Puerto Rico
Luz Nerieda Lopez
Birth: Oct. 6 1956, Puerto Rico
and along with
six month old
took a
from
to
looking for employment.
Jose Antonio Lopez
Birth: Dec. 14 1928, Puerto Rico
Eventually,
found employment at a candy factory
while Isabel Milagros Rivera
Birth: Nov. 4 1932, Puerto Rico
Death: Dec. 4 2001, USA
took odd jobs to help financially
with raising their four children.
Luz Nerieda Lopez
Birth: Oct. 6
1956, Puerto Rico
her days playing bottlecaps on the streets of
Brooklyn. When she graduated high school she
went on to study
spent
at a local colleg
5. At the age of eight,
William Anival Sanchez
Birth: July 25
1951, Puerto Rico
along with his mother,
Paula Gonzalez
Birth:1924, Puerto
Rico
Death: Apr. 9
2001, USA
Ramon Sanchez
Birth: 1919, Puerto
Rico
Death: Dec. 18
2012, USA
father,
and siblings
left Puerto Rico for
looking for a new beginning.
Being the hard workers that they were
Paula Gonzalez
Birth:1924, Puerto
Rico
Death: Apr. 9
2001, USA
and
took work on a farm to support their still
growing family.
William Anival Sanchez
Birth: July 25
1951, Puerto Rico
eventually left Massachusetts,
and his 11 siblings behind for
William Anival Sanchez
Birth: July 25
1951, Puerto Rico
and became
a banker.
Ramon Sanchez
Birth: 1919, Puerto
Rico
Death: Dec. 18
2012, USA
6. Luz Nerieda Lopez
Birth: Oct. 6
1956, Puerto Rico
William Anival Sanchez
Birth: July 25
1951, Puerto Rico
and met through friends while living in New
In March of 1976 they ran away together to Chicago where they married and later gav
birth to their first daughter.
William Anival Sanchez
Birth: July 25 1951, Puerto Rico
worked as a locksmith whileLuz Nerieda Lopez
Birth: Oct. 6 1956, Puerto Rico
worked as a nurse.
In late 1977, with only $25 in their bank account, this family of three drove fro
Florida in hopes of creating a successful life together.
William Anival Sanchez
Birth: July 25 1951, Puerto Rico
Luz Nerieda Lopez
Birth: Oct. 6 1956, Puerto Rico
became a used car salesman quickly working his way up to
general manager.
After giving birth to their second daughter four years later went to
work for Orlando Utilities Commision eventually working her way up to management
7. Cultural Norms and Values
Language
Spanish/ English as a second language
Body language: friendliness and warmth
Music
Most predominant Caribbean music heard
in the United States
Food
Unique blend of Spanish, African, Taino, and
American influences
8. Family Traditions
Christmas Eve or Nochebuena
Huge celebration with family and friends to celebrate the
Traditional Christmas Foods include:
Roasted pork (lechon asado)
Pasteles
Rice with pigeon peas (arroz con gandules)
