Hispanic Culture

Young persons who were educated in Cuba with the authoritarian communist ideals, and then emigrated to the United States may encounter a conflict in values between Cuba and their new country. Cuban demonstrate strong ethnic identity and adhere to traditional Cuban values and practices at home while adapt and integrate in the new U.S. culture. Some Cubans values include:

To understand current U.S. laws pertaining to Cuban Immigration, one must first understand the origins of this laws and the social history behind these laws. Consequently, in this essay, I trace the origins of the immigration of Cubans from the 1800s to our days and how this immigration influenced the creation of current laws pertaining to Cuban immigration. I have also analyzed the socioeconomic factors that have influenced the immigration of Cubans to the U.S., and the historic events that have shape the U.S. laws pertaining to immigration. For this, I have extensively research the major Cuban Event that, one way or the other, influenced the Cuban Immigration, and promoted changes in the laws pertinent to the Cuban immigration. Some of these

They have adapted selectively and have developed a strong enclave economy. They have a large pool of resources with the growth of major connection to the outside. The Cuban Americans economic and political institutions are being dominated by Anglo.

The topic of race and its impact on the Cuban society has been a subject that has intrigued scholars, writers and researchers since the inception of the country. The Cuban people have seen a tremendous transformation since the Cuban Revolution in 1959, since then the people have seen how socio-economic, cultural foundations and racism has been fought for. Being a communist country Cuba had eliminated the process of private ownership as well as the economic and social bases that countries need to flourish. Throughout history in Cuba you had tend to see that the whites were economically and socially elite to the blacks. They had used racial ideologies and tactics to maintain their domination over the minority groups in Cuba at the time. There have been advancements since the 20th

Shortly after acquiring power, Castro embarked on a number of changes that relinquished the strong hold that the United States held in Cuba and with the help of the Soviet Union transformed Cuba into a communist state. In the following decades, millions Cubans made their way to the United States and contributed to the growth of Cuban American communities. Since the establishment of the Cuban government in 1959, there has been four major waves of Cuban migrants to the United States. The development of Cuban American communities followed a distinct growth pattern that continued in the 20th century. This pattern consisted of the of emigration of the prosecuted wealthy classes of the Cuban society, followed by the other middle and working classes.

When discussing the economic effect of U.S. Immigration policy on Cuba, it is necessary to look into the United States policy towards Cuba. Since the 1960's the United States has continued its policy of isolating Cuba both politically and economically. The objective of this isolation is to ensure that the basic human rights of the Cuban citizens are respected and that some democratic reforms are enacted. The United States took a number of measures too ensure their intentions.

Cuba seems to be undergoing the Second Demographic Transition, characterized by a postponement of marriage and childbearing (Hirschman, 1994, 16). This postponement may partly be due to increased education of women, as “highly educated women…are

Secondly, US normalize the relationship with Cuba because of domestic political reason. Since there is an increasing number of Cubans in US, as well as decreasing anti-Castroism of the young Cuban-American generation, how to gain the political support of the immigrations become a noticeable problem for US government. Refer to Pew Hispanic Center (2006), Florida is home to about 990,000 Cubans, which occupies two-thirds of Cubans (68%), and other states of large amount of Cubans are New Jersey (81,000), New York (78,000), California (74,000) and Texas (34,000). Besides, the huge population of Cuba-Americans have great enthusiasm and play an essential role in the political stage of US, especially the young generation. As Pew Hispanic Center put it, over half (52%) of them consider the US as their true motherland, thus they are willing to be involved in the elections (2006 p. 12). As Lambrecht said, “Despite being a largely first-generation community, they have one of the highest naturalization, voter registration and political participation rates of any group arriving in the latter half

Cuban ethnic solidarity occurred in Miami’s southwest region, as a result of the great immigration of cuban refugees in the late 20th century. Cultural analysis has created a term called “latinidad”, which defines this “culture as a fluid terrain, one that emphasizes process, performance, and encounter, standing in contrast to a concern with defining the precise contents of what does or does not count as ‘culture’.” The introduction of the pan-latino identity in miami is seen through cultural changes of street names, ethnic areas, cuisine, and music. The area that has become “Little Havana” encompeses famous cuban restaurants, which were meeting places for the local Cuban immigrants and leaders. Street names have been changed to match the Cuban

This is a vast article about the existence of diverse cultures from different places and how each of them has contributed to enrich the American cultural diversification. The writer mentions immigrants from several countries all over the world, the Cubans among them. The article narrates a long trajectory in the Cuban history since the beginning with the Spanish colonization; it tells even the others cultural influences related to Cuba, which mixture has resulted in a unique authenticity like African, Chinese, Spanish, Jamaican, Haitians. The author talks about the facts occurred after the Cuban revolution triumph and with the communist regime established many Cubans

According to Staten (2003) Cuba originally was occupied by American Indian’s identified as the Taíno, today the island is a mostly urban society with majority of their ethnic population being over 50 percent mix of African and Europeans (Staten, 2003.p.18). The economic resources of the country are an assortment of sugarcane, citrus fruits, tobacco, coffee, and livestock. The natural deposits are a culmination of cobalt, nickel, iron ore, silica, and petroleum just to name a few. The Cuban economy is heavily dependent on trade with a healthy hotchpotch of natural resources (Staten, 2003, p.5). The Cuban people gained independence from America in 1902 after the Spanish America War and their struggle for economic opulence ever since have not been easy. After the attainment of independence in 1902; the Cuban economy has been at the mercy of political conflicts and revolutionary uprising. The island became known as the Republic of Cuba and is currently a communist state based on socialist ideals and national controlled. Public policies and government doctrines contribute to the country’s unemployment rate, inflation, government

These questions of sociological nomenclature are not to be disregarded in the interests of a better understanding of social phenomena, especially in Cuba, whose history, more than that of any other country of America, is an intense, complex, unbroken process of transculturation of

After reviewing my study abroad options, I believe that the Sarah Lawrence College in Havana program's practical and theoretical emphases on humanities and social sciences will best strengthen my academic career as I build upon and expand my knowledge and understanding of Cuba. My current studies in colonialism, developing economies, Latin American history, culture, and politics will flourish as I take part in this program's sociologically oriented curriculum. Within the curriculum, I wish to take courses in demographic research, advanced Spanish, US-Cuban Immigration and Cuban Economy that address social issues and further my knowledge of the contemporary Cuban experience and how it connects to the past. Building upon what I learn in my courses, I look forward to applying the academic theory and social history covered in class as I participate in program conferences, fieldwork and site visits.

As requested, I have collected some pertinent information on our proposed expansion to Havana Cuba. Early preparation can alleviate anxiety and promote efficiency in our proposed move. We will develop a timeline and set goals to ensure our success. This is just a brief summary of the culture of Cuba and the more time everyone does in personal research will be beneficial.

Modern Cuban culture cannot simply be defined in a singular fashion. The convergence of peoples from multiple ethnic and cultural backgrounds, ranging from the Iberia and Italy to Africa and China has significantly influenced the evolution of the unique culture of the Cuban population. However, of these, it is the Spanish and African influences that have very distinctly remained, shaping societal norms, and setting culturally artistic precedents. For Afro-Cubans however, the struggle to greater recognition of cultural influence has been enormous. Racial oppression and socio-economic disparity has been a tumultuous journey for Cuba’s (population of Afro-Cubans) Afro-Cuban or black Cuban population. The purpose of this paper will be to