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Latino USA

'I Am a Dutchirican': Puerto Ricans in Pennsylvania Dutch Country

Latino USA

My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts

News, Society & Culture, Politics, Documentary

4.8 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Since the mid-20th century, Puerto Rican Mennonites—known as “Dutchiricans”—have rooted themselves in Pennsylvania’s Dutch Country, blending Mennonite living with Latino identity.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:38.5

And not you buy yes.

0:44.0

Futuro.

0:51.3

If you drive an hour and a half west of Philadelphia, you'll find Pennsylvania Dutch country.

0:59.1

Some 300 years ago, Amish and Mennonite people, known for their plain dress and simple way of life, begin settling right here.

1:09.6

They're still here, and you can see it.

1:12.6

This place, it feels like stepping into an 18th century oil painting

1:17.6

with rolling fields, farmhouses, and horse and buggies.

1:22.6

It's fall, and the cornfields have turned brittle in the cooling temperatures.

1:28.3

It's really out in the middle of nowhere.

1:31.3

Look at all these old cornfields.

1:34.3

Yeah.

1:35.3

It's back to the boonies. They didn't used to be any houses around here.

1:38.3

Oh, it was just fields.

1:40.3

Yeah, it was just fields.

1:41.3

I'm with Ramona Navedo.

1:43.3

She was born in Puerto Rico,

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