Picture and example below from NPR. “This summer musical ar…
Picture and example below from NPR. “This summer musical artist, Bad Bunny held a residency of 30 concerts in San Juan, Puerto Rico, titled “No Me Quiero Ir De Aqui” (I Don’t Want to Leave Here). Some of the feelings attending the concert were: Tanisha Galarza, a 23-year-old from Guayanilla, a town on the island’s southern coast, attended the concert with her mother. They cried through much of it. Jason who left to work in Boston, said that, unlike many Puerto Ricans he does not often wear or display the Puerto Rican flag. But when he returned home for the concert last month, he bought a designer shirt that made a subtle reference to the flag’s stripes and colors. Angeline brought her family to the concert because she wants to teach her daughters to love their culture, to love who they are.” In these three examples of Tarnisha, Jason, and Angeline, we see examples of how culture is taken for granted, symbolic, and shared.
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