Life
Puerto Rico
Child of the Americas
United States
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What year was Aurora Morales born?
1954
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What is the capital of Puerto Rico?
San Juan
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Based on the poem, what 2 languages did she put together to make her first language?
Spanish and English
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How many states are in the U.S?
50
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Where was she born?
Puerto Rico
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What is the primary ethnicity of Puerto Rico?
Hispanic
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What is a mestiza?
a woman of mixed raced ancestry
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What state did Morales receive her Ph.D in women's studies from?
Ohio
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Ms. Morales was apart of what group?
The Latina Feminist Group
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What color is the star on the Puerto Rican flag?
white
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Why did Morales title her poem "Child of the Americas"?
Because she considers herself not just from one place but from the Americas as a whole
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What is the largest city in Illinois and one of the places she lived when she first came to the U.S?
Chicago
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Aurora Levins Morales is a poet, historian, and what?
an activist
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What ocean is nearest to Puerto Rico?
Carribean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
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What is the main topic in the poem?
her ethnic background and everything that makes her a child of the americas
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Aurora came to the United States in 1967. Who was the president during that time?
Lyndon B. Johnson