Identity - what it means to be Puerto Rican in the USA

What it means to be Puerto Rican

Even though this website I have found is not specifically focussed on Puerto Rican Identity, it is more of an account from a Puerto Rican native explaining how he is getting used to living life in America and being accepted there by others.

He goes on to say such things like he's trying keep his identity and who he is with him wherever he goes, because this is his identity.

More importantly he goes on to say that he is living in two separate ways one being Puerto Rican and the other being American. he say that Outside the home he spoke English but at home he always spoke Spanish. This shows that even though he has one nationality or identity, he will always live in two separate lives.

To answer the question: What is being asserted about having an identity?

I would definitely say that because he was misunderstood as White because of the colour of his skin, Identity is an important part of who we are as individuals and how live our lives.