Ralph Sasson Soc. 429 Dr. Feinberg 4-21-2007 THE HISPANIZATION OF MIAMI Miami is the most Hispanic large city in the fifty states. In the course of thirty years, Spanish speakers, overwhelmingly Cuban, have established their dominance in virtually every aspect of the city’s life and fundamentally changed its ethnic composition, its culture, its politics, and its language. The Hispanization of Miami is without precedent in the history of major American cities. This process began in the early 1960s with the arrival of middle- and upper-class Cubans who did not want to live under the Castro regime.
This is due to hostility over those who have come to the mainland having been able to obtain jobs, get an education and master the language. The hostility is due them having to compete for the same jobs in their island. Cuban American are third in numbers only with Mexican American and Puerto Ricans. ‘’Their presence in American dates back to 1830 with only small settlements that are surround by cigar manufacturing firms (Schaefer, 2006).’’ There have been three major waves of immigration to the states, the first one dating back to the 1960’s. The first wave was about 200,000 people after Castro took over the country.
But the difference between the both is that Cuba has yet to have a Civil Rights movement, unlike America there is much oppression still going on and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Afro-Cubans are Cubans who have Sub Saharan African ancestry. Afro-Cubans are treated the same way African-Americans were treated in the American Civil Rights era. Before Afro-Cubans did not have equal job opportunities and are not seen as equal to the White Cubans in any way. Fidel Castro addressed the issue of racial discrimination between the two classes of Cubans in a speech given in the year of 1959; he said that this was a problem that needed to be
Fidel Castro “El Maximo Lider” Have you ever thought about freedom? Maybe you had, but maybe you live in a country where you can enjoy the feeling of being free. This type of feeling is something that Cubans dream to feel; however, they are tramp under the dictatorship of Fidel Castro. Castro had submerged Cuba under his rules and policies. Cubans live in a “big jail” where they can’t even express their selves freely nor travel to other countries.
Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Spanish Americans are four of these groups that have expanded throughout the United States. Spanish is the sole language of Mexicans. Mexican Americans speak a slang dialect and varies depending on the amount of time in the United States and how much education he or she has. Most Mexicans migrate to America in the surrounding states of Mexico. Mexicans traditionally have bigger families, but over the years the rate has declined.
After doing the research, we realized that living in Jamaica would be entirely different than living in America. Aside from being a widely known vacation spot, Jamaica has many poverty stricken and slum areas. Jamaica is a 4,243 square mile island. It is in the Caribbean Sea, 90 miles south of Cuba ("Mobay"). With 2.8 million people, it is the third most populated English speaking country, after the United States and Canada.
Elvis was drafted to the military Elvis launched his recording career two years later. Elvis is known as one of the most important figures of 20th-century culture. He had a versatile voice and unusually wide success in many genres. Another big influence to rock and roll is the Beatles probably the most well-known English rock band formed in Liverpool in the 1960s. They became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in the rock music era.
However, it is evident that Fidel would not have been as successful in conducting the revolution if it wasn’t for the underlying long term social and economic problems which essentially paved the way for revolution. Relations between the U.S and Cuba was one of the underlying economic problems affecting Cuba. Following the Spanish-American War of 1895, the United States emerged as both Cuba’s protector and primary trade partner. By the mid 1950’s American business interests controlled about 40 percent of Cuba’s sugar production and over 90 percent of Cuba’s utilities, such as electricity and communications. Ties between Cuba and America brought obvious prosperity to a limited segment of Cuba’s population though they did so at the expense of Cuba’s national potential and economic independence.
Cuba is a nation that is misperceived and confused in terms of its economic and social classifications. Throughout the past Cuba has experienced many economic turmoil and triumphs. There are various opinions as to the current economic standing of Cuba however there is only one reality of how the people of Cuba continue to live in a socialist dictatorship. The World Bank (2003) states that poverty is an exacerbation of deprivation resulting from the interaction of economic, social and political processes (p. 15). These deprivations prevent Cubans from living the kind of life that everyone values causing vulnerability to illness, and economic disparities.
Asses Che Guevara’s role in the Cuban Revolution Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara played a critical role within the Cuban Revolution as his significant contributions extended not only to politics but also many other aspects of society. Che’s strong passionate political ideologies and his charismatic personality inspired and gave hope to a nation previously under oppression. This allowed for this great leader to emerge becoming the face of the revolution and also a globally iconic symbol of revolution. Key contributions by Che that lead to great politic and historical change forever in Cuban society was involvement in the July 26th movement. From emerging from the failed movement saw the rise of a strong friendship with Fidel Castro.