"West Side Story" has been resuscitated lately. And as a result, much interest in Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican Community has been raised. The lovely tropical island is rich in its climate and beauty; as well as its easy access, only a few hours by plane. And its citizens are born U.S. citizens, since the early nineteen hundreds.
West Side Story takes place in the early fifties, New York City, as many Puerto Rican Americans chose to reestablish residency there, in hopes of finding riches, as many Europeans had done before them. But if you want to know more about growing up Puerto Rican in New York City from the forties to the eighties, you may want to read my book, "Marine Tigers: A NewyoRican Story" By Jose Bello. My story is about our assimilation into American life in the Big Apple. To access book information, use the link at upper left.