{"product_id":"island-of-impact","title":"Island of Impact","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore Puerto Rico’s forgotten history and its fight to hold on to identity with Dean Huertas, in the spirit of voices like Bad Bunny and AOC that refuse to let Puerto Rican pride and heritage fade.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIsland of Impact\u003c\/i\u003e, cultural commentator and digital creator Dean Huertas explores Puerto Rico’s overlooked history through the people, places, and cultures connected to the island. Part history, part cultural exploration, and part personal journey, Huertas asks what happens when a people’s history is overlooked and their identity is challenged, and yet their culture continues to endure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuertas traces Puerto Rico’s connections across the Caribbean, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Pacific, revealing stories of migration, resistance, commerce, cultural exchange, and influence. From Taíno roots and Caribbean connections to the Puerto Rican diaspora around the world, these stories show an island that has never been as isolated as its history books suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside readers will discover:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow Puerto Rico’s history is intertwined with the Caribbean and the wider world, highlighted by its lost independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe untold stories of Puerto Ricans who shaped communities far beyond the island, as artists, educators, activists, scientists, entrepreneurs, soldiers, and leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow colonialism, migration, and diaspora can reshape identity while culture, language, and tradition continue to endure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Puerto Rico offers a larger story about belonging, showing how a people can be shaped by the world without losing their connection to where they come from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with Huertas’s own search for the Puerto Rican history he never found in the classroom, \u003ci\u003eIsland of Impact\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a larger exploration of identity, belonging, and cultural memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of\u003ci\u003e Dear America\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Unsung America\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInventing Latinos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIsland of Impact\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful journey through the histories we inherit, the identities we carry, and the places we call home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ulysses Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67827124076817,"sku":"9780915233380","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.stablebookgroup.com\/products\/island-of-impact","provider":"Stable Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}