Philadelphia Bodegas
Bodega: The importance of the corner store in the Puerto Rican barrio Today in several neighborhoods of northeastern United States there are still remnants that tie predominate Puerto Rican communities together. In these communities you won't find much room for big businesses. On the contrary, here several of the corner stores (called bodegas) offer more of an impact than other larger businesses. In these smaller stores you can sometimes buy goat meat, mangoes and even “plantanos” (a platanain is a banana-like fruit that is eaten boiled or fried). These stores not only have ties to a lifestyle far from the every day burger and fries feeding frenzy, but it also gives “state-side” Puerto Ricans a chance to experience food products that are authentic to Puerto Rico. The bodega, in fact, has been a key part of Puerto Rican development. Bodegas are a necessity to Puerto Ricans because they offer strong ethnic enclaves and a history of helping Puerto Rican migrants to better integrate themselves into "state-side" culture. When Puerto Ricans came to “the States” as labor migrants, with and without government sponsored labor contracts, the transition was difficult. Around the time of the Second World War, employers and g
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