Cuban American

For my research topic I want to look into how Cuban-American relations have changed over the last year since the Cuban Thaw began and how they will continue to change. For decades the United States and Cuba have had a tense relationship to say the least. With the end of the Cold War, the leadership in Cuba changing from Fidel Castro to Raúl Castro, and the leadership in the United States switching from President Bush to President Obama, I feel that the most optimal time for change is now. President

In his book Life on the Hyphen: The Cuban American Way, Gustavo Perez Firmat says “[biculturation] describes a situation where the two cultures achieve a balance that makes it difficult to determine which is the dominant and which is the subordinate culture” (Firmat 3). This “biculturation” occurs very frequently in the so called “one and a half generation.” That is, when a child is born in one country, spends time there, and then grows up in a different country. This can be very hard on a person

educational systems in the world, this didn 't come about without its fair share of struggles resulting from its diplomatic crisis with the United States. The US-Cuba relations is one that statistically should have resulted in the collapse of the Cuban social and economic systems unless resolved, but notwithstanding they maintained independence from the influences of tyrannical governments and it has provided its people and the world with the ability to recognize the importance of literacy and education

My cultural ancestry comes from a Cuban and Mexican decent. I have chosen to write about my Cuban side because I can relate to them more than I could with my Mexican side. I was raised around my Cuban family and would occasionally see my Mexican side due to them living so far away. I have spent a lot more time associating with Cubans and have adapted to more of their habits. Cubans have absolutely no problem sharing their feelings, thoughts, and ideas. They are known for being boisterous and not

apprehension for many Cuban parents. After shutting down all of the private schools, rumors about custody loss started to swirl through neighborhoods. School curriculums were changed to educate children through revolutionary ideologies; many saw this as a form of political indoctrination (pedropan.org, 2014). Some parents believed the only way to save themselves and their children was to move to the United States. During the first year of Castro's Regime, more than 64,000 Cubans fled their homeland

freedom and democracy to the people of Cuba. Inconsistency underlies the logic of the United States sanctions against Cuba. The relevance of the pre-1990 objectives of the embargo became obsolete with the end of the cold war. However, the so called “Cuban Democracy Act” came up with a new objective of bringing freedom and democracy to the people of Cuba. The act demands Cuba to establish electoral democracy. Put it in other words, the act asks Cuba to permit the establishment of multi-party system,

typical Cuban communication patterns you need to be aware of in dealing with Mrs. Hernandez? The typical Cuban communication patterns I would need to be aware of in dealing with Mrs. Hernandez is making sure to have direct eye contact when speaking to her. I would also shake her hand when I introduce myself. I would also make sure to accept hugs from her, as it is her culture way to show appreciation between the patient and healthcare provider. (Purnell, 2013). 2. Describe the traditional Cuban food

learned about this culture through reading the scholarly literature? The Cuban culture has many interesting behaviors and ways as any other culture. To other cultures, their way of being and living may seem strange but it is the way that differentiates them from other cultures. There were many aspects within the Cuban culture that were interesting and unique to me being from another culture. The day to day living of Cubans show how they can adapt to their lives regardless of what state it is in

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

The cross-pollination religious customs and material culture in the Cuban Diaspora has provided a wealth of indigenous and assimilative sources (Gordon, 2014: 53), and this has afforded Mendive a rich abundance of inherited iconography of fauna, flora and otherworldly phenomena to consume and use in the process of creating his artworks. Mendive is able to animate the pantheon of Orishas, depicted as either interacting with or sometimes assimilating human postures and gestures. Such representations