| A | B |
| el anglo | white, English-speaking American |
| el/la boricua | someone from Puerto Rico |
| el desarrollo | development |
| E.E.U.U. | abbreviation for USA |
| la emigración | emigration-moving from one's country |
| el/la exiliado(a) | leaving one's country for political reasons; refugee |
| la frontera | border |
| fronterizado(a) | near the border |
| la herencia | heritage |
| el/la hispano(a) | person from a Spanish-speaking country |
| el/la hispanohablante | person who speaks Spanish |
| la inmigración | process of moving to a new country |
| el/la inmigrante | person who enters a new country |
| el/la jíbaro(a) | Puerto Rican farmer, peasant |
| el/la latino(a) | someone whose origin or heritage is from a Spanish-speaking country |
| el/la mojado(a) | pejorative name for illegal Mexican immigrant |
| el orgullo | pride |
| la (madre) patria | homeland; mother country |
| el/la refugiado(a) | refugee-someone forced to abandon his/her homeland |
| tener éxito | to be successful |
| ubicarse | to relocate |
| los valores culturales | cultural values |
| el país | country |
| las razones económicas | economic reasons |
| los motivos políticos | political reasons |
| la población | population |
| la minoría | minority |
| la década | decade (10 years) |
| la milla | thousand |
| la identidad | identity |
| la comunidad | community |
| el destino | destination; destiny |
| el rasgo | features; traits |