Neo-Rican

Neo-Rican (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of Neorican.
   • 1971 November, Robert L. Muckley, After Childhood, Then What? An Overview of Ethnic Language Retention (ELRET) Programs in the United States, San Germán, Puerto Rico: Inter American University of Puerto Rico, →OCLC, page 8:

     A questionnaire which a number of Neo-Rican students filled out for me indicated a preference for use of English among those of their own age group for all purposes.

   • 1972 September 28, David Lamb, “‘Newyoricans’ Return to Their Island of Sunshine”, in Pacific Daily News, volume 3, number 240, Agana, Guam, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10, column 3:

     Entire urbanizations like Levittown, Caguas and Bayamon near San Juan have sprung up with predominantly “Neo-Rican” or [“]Newyorican” populations.

     Originally neo-Rican.

   • 1973 October 2, John Bansch, “Press Box: Island King Title to Del”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 71, number 119, Indianapolis, Ind., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18, column 1:

     Teams finishing in the top half of their division are permitted one “Neo-Rician”^[sic] player—one who is a Puerto Rican by descent but does not live on the island.

   • 1974 November, María Teresa Babín, “Introduction: The Path and the Voice”, in María Teresa Babín, Stan Steiner, editors, Borinquen: An Anthology of Puerto Rican Literature, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page xxv:

     Among the 107 selections included in the anthology, representative of writers belonging to the past and the present literary trends, there are a few that represent the Neo-Rican modality.

Neo-Rican (plural Neo-Ricans)

1. Alternative form of Neorican.
   • 1971 November, Robert L. Muckley, After Childhood, Then What? An Overview of Ethnic Language Retention (ELRET) Programs in the United States, San Germán, Puerto Rico: Inter American University of Puerto Rico, →OCLC, page 8:

     In my own work with Spanish-speaking groups, I have noticed that the Mexican Americans, or Chicanos, conserve Spanish much better, even after generations of living in the United States, than do the "Neo-Ricans" or children of Puerto Rican parents living in New York and in other large urban areas of the East, because the Neo-Ricans tend to prefer English in all domains and speak Spanish only to older people.

   • 1973 October 2, John Bansch, “Press Box: Island King Title to Del”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 71, number 119, Indianapolis, Ind., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18, column 1:

     Harris’ “Neo-Rican” was a guard from Long Island University, named Lou Brignoni.

   • 1974, Stan Steiner, “Sources: An Intimate Assay”, in The Islands: The Worlds of the Puerto Ricans, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row, →ISBN:

     He gleaned the buoyant and fervent élan of the Puertorriqueños and Neo-Ricans with warmth and enthusiasm, though he did not shy away from the brutalities the people suffered.

   • 1974 November, María Teresa Babín, “Introduction: The Path and the Voice”, in María Teresa Babín, Stan Steiner, editors, Borinquen: An Anthology of Puerto Rican Literature, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page xxv:

     Although the literature of Puerto Rico far surpasses that of the Neo-Rican, or self-styled Rican, in the United States, the latter represents a continuity of the island heritage.

   • 1975, Edward W. Christensen, “Counseling Puerto Ricans: Some Cultural Considerations”, in George Henderson, editor, Understanding and Counseling Ethnic Minorities, Springfield, Ill.: Charles C Thomas, published 1979, →ISBN, part III (Puerto Ricans), page 271:

     Yet the culturally dominant group in the United States defines all Puerto Ricans in the same way, and the Neo-Rican often suffers from the same prejudices inflicted on the recent arrival from San Juan, Ponce, or Ciales.

   • 1990 August 2, Jerry Izenberg, “At Large: Basketball Latin style”, in The Star-Ledger, final edition, volume 77, number 155, Newark, N.J., →OCLC, page 56, column 5:

     He was one of a small army of Neo-Ricans (New York-born and bred) which began with people like Ruben Rodriguez (LIU) and Nestor Cora (Fordham), who came “home” to Puerto Rico and helped take the game to another level.

   • 2020 December 4, Jerry Izenberg, “Documentary captures champion’s wild, tragic life”, in The Star-Ledger, final edition, Newark, N.J., →OCLC, page B2, column 1:

     For every Puerto Rican who migrated to New York City from the Island and to every housing project born Neo-Rican, Macho Camacho was a star who brought light to every corner of El Barrio.