Elsa's Cultural Autobiography Choice by Elsa Trujillo https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk My cultural identity based on family history and other experiences. en-us 2018-07-18 17:54:33 UTC 2026-01-30 10:07:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png Here I am full of hopes in my 39th years of life. I continue writing in my life's book, defining my path, and building dreams. I am looking forward that throughout the results of my problem of practice I can positively impact females in STEM fields and others. Likewise, throughout my leadership role modeling in a professional context, and as well as, personal background. etrujillos https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539141
Photo taken for a career pathways certification on 2016. ]]> 2018-07-18 17:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539141 On February 2018, I incorporated a non-profit organization to offer educational services for Puerto Rico's public and the private sectors under the name of LEAD Pathways, which stands for “Leading, Equity, and Diversity.” etrujillos https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539142
 A project to be developed during my dissertation research. Organization's logo created by Mr. Wilmer Fernández, creative director of Watt Social Media. ]]> 2018-07-18 17:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539142 As part of our responsibility, the family's next generations learning is learning as well the beauty that brings diversity, such as gender, ethnicity, languages, socioeconomic status, and other cultural backgrounds. etrujillos https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539146
Photo taken the day of my wedding with my grandnephew and grandnieces (the twins) at Rincon, Puerto Rico on March 31, 2018. ]]> 2018-07-18 17:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539146 In my childhood house, the only books available were dictionaries and an old encyclopedia called, "La Cumbre". My beginning of trying to learn the etymology Spanish words and world events. Consequently, I graduated with a history major in 2001. etrujillos https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539148
Photo taken in local bookstore located in the north area of Puerto Rico. ]]> 2018-07-18 17:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539148 Welcome to my cultural autotrophy. To start, I invite you to watch the video "Hijos del Cañaveral" meaning the "children of the cane fields." etrujillos https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539149 Throughout the song in the video is presented illustrations of Puerto Rico's people, sports icons (e.g., Roberto Clemente), local food, the dancing of "bomba & plena," local instruments such as "el cuatro," traditional activities, and historical events. Likewise, the video demonstrates illustrations of Puerto Rico's nature and many places.

 "...esta raza siempre es brava, aunque sople el temporal." ...this race is always fierce even when the storm is blowing (Fragment of the song's chorus).

Video retrieved from https://youtu.be/P0Gphj9irNM]]> 2018-07-18 17:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539149 My parents added valuable lessons no matter the socioeconomic status and the educational level allowing us to develop awareness and ethics. etrujillos https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539150
Photo taken to the Trujillo's sisters (from left to right: Silda Xiomara, Elsa, and Daisy Alicia) in a cousin's wedding at Ponce, Puerto Rico, 35 years ago.]]> 2018-07-18 17:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539150 I am the fourth and the youngest daughter of Puerto Rican mother and a Cuban father. etrujillos https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539151 Lola Rodríguez de Tió, a Puerto Rican poet wrote: "Cuba and Puerto Rico are two wings a same bird." Line from a poem that describes the foundation of my family.

Illustration retrieved from http://baracuteycubano.blogspot.com/2013/08/lola-rodriguez-de-tio-1843-1924-cuba-y.html]]> 2018-07-18 17:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270539151 I admired from Pedro Albizu Campos, the figure leader of the nationalist party of Puerto Rico that he studied in Harvard Law School. He, a Puerto Rican black male that after many struggles completed a degree in a prestige institution. etrujillos https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270725437
As Albizu said: "all young people have the duty to defend their homeland with the weapons of knowledge."

Illustration retrieved from https://www.discogs.com/Albizu-Campos-Albizu-Campos-Speaks-Habla-Albizu-Campos/release/718958 ]]> 2018-07-20 21:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270725437 In conclusion of my cultural autobiography with family history, personal experiences, professional practices, and other essential elements, I can say: "yo soy de aquí como el coquí" which means, I am from here like the "coquí". etrujillos https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270726064
Illustration retrieved from https://www.animales.website/coqui/]]> 2018-07-20 22:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/etrujillos/i7yd4cz8cvrk/wish/270726064