Running Head: Bolivia and Puerto Rico Cultural Simularities and Differences of Bolivia and Puerto Rico At first glance the nations of Puerto Rico and Bolivia appear to have nothing in common. While Bolivia is a landlocked nation in South America, Puerto Rico is an unincorporated archipelago territory of the United States. Both nations, however, are resting on multicultural platforms. Although both list Spanish as their predominant language, Puerto Rico lists English as a co-official language and Bolivia has 37 official languages including Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and an array of native languages. Both countries, after centuries of immigration and emigration, have populations where only about 50% (52.6% in Puerto Rico and 55% in Bolivia) of people are of Amerindian heritage.
Poverty Profile: Costa Rica I. Cultural Background The population of Costa Rica is currently estimated at approximately 4.6 million people, which places it at number 121 in population among the 238 nations of the world. Approximately 6.4% of the population is over age 65, with another 24.6% of the population under 15 years of age. Costa Rica is comprised of the following ethnic groups: white (including mestizo) - 94%, black – 3%, Amerindian – 1%, Chinese – 1%, and other – 1% (Central Intelligence Agency, 2012). Most of the blacks are of Jamaican decent.
(128) In America there exist a parody between skin color and ethnicity: race and ethnicity are often confused and creates questions of identity of the people subjected there under. In the essay” Black and Latino” Roberto Santiago is identified as a Puerto Rican (Latino) with a black skin color. This creates confusion that is foreign to Roberto who, being of Puerto Rican descent rarely considers skin color in his culture. Puerto Ricans are known to have varying skin color ranging from black to white as a result of the mixing of African, Whites and Spaniards. Puerto Ricans, identifying as Hispanic, do not recognize a
He became the island’s resident commissioner in Washington where he argued for Puerto Rico’s self-government. He asserted that Puerto Ricans were Latin Americans and second class citizenship should not be imposed on them. He wanted for Puerto Rico the right to form a government for the people by the people and of the people. Marti however, defined a people and their homelands in terms of their distinct culture. Bolland notes that Marti believed that every patria has a unique history that is shaped by economic, political and cultural relations as well as has its own aspirations and traditions.
A few differences between these civilizations were the social structure, natural resources, and differing cultural strengths. The Aztec and Mayan Civilizations in Americas The Mayan and Aztec civilizations were the earliest advanced civilizations in Central and South America. Each was different but they still shared a few similar traits. They had a daily life revolving around religious rituals generally requiring human sacrifices. Both civilizations had their own calendar and counting system along with polytheistic religious beliefs.
It is currently the national official language of 21 countries. The term Hispanic was coined by the US federal government in the 1970’s to refer to Americans born in a Spanish speaking
Although, United States has presence in Puerto Rico, the island has maintained it’s cultural. Over the years, there has been controversy regarding statehood in Puerto Rico and whether it should become a state, remain a commonwealth, or become independent. This decision has been split with families from both the United States and Puerto Rico; both sides have genuine arguments. Some fear that the transitions will Americanize the population and Puerto Rican’s will lose their cultural, including the bilingual status. The country is already bilingual and individuals are taught both English and Spanish.
The other 50 percent come from a variety of countries, including El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia. Thirty-six percent of the Hispanics in the United States live in California. Several other states have large Hispanic populations, including Texas, New York, Illinois, and Florida, where hundreds of thousands of Cubans fleeing the Castro regime have settled. There are so many Cuban Americans in Miami that the Miami Herald, the city's largest newspaper, publishes separate editions in English and Spanish. The term Hispanic was coined by the federal government in the 1970's to refer to the people who were born in any of the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas or those who could trace their ancestry to Spain or former Spanish territories.
The concept of familism can be found in sociological literature from the mid 1940’s. The family is a most sacred part of the Mexican-American heritage. In total, they make up 10% of U.S population (31.8 million). The American family, on the other hand, is a traditional family support system consisting of two married individuals providing care for their biological offspring. In American history, the husband usually works and the wife stays at home.
The estimated population in 2008 was 6.5 million, with a growth rate of 2% between 2005 – 2010. English is an official language of the country, one of the three, but there are about 860 different languages spoken in New Guinea (US Department of State, 2010, October 8, People). With the limited records it is estimated that the land was first used for the pandanus fibers, then as a gardening site and finally as the permanent residence (Wohlt, P.B., 2004). Genealogy is one of the three ways to be able to track the kinship as an accurate database; this was one of the best ways to figure out the past.