 And I felt so proud when Hawaii became the 50th state, like we were growing and getting bigger and better. Then the question was, what would be the next state? Some people said Guam, some people said the Philippines, some people said Australia, and some people said Puerto Rico. But I knew a lot of Puerto Ricans weren't too crazy about that idea. In fact, Flaco's uncle said to tell the teacher, over my dead body.