BOOK: When I Was Puerto Rican BY Esmeralda Santiago

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
[NOTE: Concise, specific explanations will be required. Vague generalizations will not count for much]

? Santiago�s family: who they are, what they�re like, what they offer the story
? The relationship Santiago has with her siblings and other family members
? The relationship Santiago has with her parents
? The relationship between Mami and Papi
? Effect(s) of moving around to different homes on the family
? The concept of j�baro and why it�s mentioned frequently by the author
? The concept of casi se�orita and how it pertains to Santiago�s every day
? Roles and expectations for women and men in Puerto Rico
? Roles and expectations for women and men in New York/United States
? Differences in the landscapes of Mac�n and New York City
? Santiago�s impressions of NYC and the United States: before and after
? Concepts of love: what is love? what does it look like?
? Concepts of dignidad and how it pertains to the immigrant life
? Puerto Rican identity: what makes someone Puerto Rican?
? The title: what is the effect of using the past tense?
? Why Santiago uses Spanish for some words/ideas and not others
? How you would�ve handled your life if you�d had Santiago�s life (Please answer on my life as an international student from ASIA studying at USA)