Years ago my family and a neighboring family created a bond that lasts to this day. It was meeting of Black American/Caribbean and Puerto Rican cultures. I have been changed forever by that experience and savoring some holiday staples like pasteles and coquito remind me how much I love and am shaped by growing up and in a diverse POC community. . P.S. Yes, I would have loved some pernil.... . . . #crossingcultures #mybronx #holidaytraditions #peopleofcolor #caribbeanfood #westindianculture #blackculture #pocculture #bronxlife #thebronx #southbronx (at Bronx, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6rSlj_ACU5/?igshid=1x6a392znet87












