Complex sentence: In the early 1950s, Ramos' parents left the island of Puerto Rico and moved to New York City; his parents divorced shortly afterwards and as a result he and his sister were raised by his mother, who worked as a seamstress.
Split into simpler sentences: In the early 1950s, Ramos' parents left the island of Puerto Rico and moved to New York City. Shorly afterwards, his parents divorced and as a result he and his sister were raised by his mother, who worked as a seamstress.