Hispanic+Heritage+NotesJP


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 * 1) http://www.countryreports.org/country/Cuba/family.htm
 * Very little new homes have been built in Cuba since the early sixties, therefore it is not unusual for three generations to live in one apartment. In the countryside, some people still live in traditional Cuban “bohíos”. These are palm wood huts with roofs made of palm leaves.


 * 1) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-balkaran/hispanic-heritage-month-b_b_5848568.html
 * What mainstream Americans have failed to realize is that Hispanics have played and will continue to play a crucial role in our nation. Hispanics have contributed to every avenue of American life since the inception of this country. Hispanics' origins have played a key role in our country's socio-economic, political, and cultural development that many argue: What would America would be like without the presence of Hispanics and their influence?
 * 1) my grandma


 * 1) http://gru.edu/diversity/hhm/facts.php
 * 1) http://gru.edu/diversity/hhm/facts.php


 * According to the 2010 Census, Hispanics accounted for more than half of the growth in United States population between 2000 and 2010. The U.S. is the fifth largest Hispanic country in the world. The majority of the U.S. population is Mexican American, followed in size by Central and South Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans
 * 1) http://www.poverties.org/poverty-in-cuba.html
 * The reasons poverty in Cuba has not been effectively tackled, despite very good prospects in recent years – up until the global recession - are mostly due to the way the government has dealt with reforming the economy of the country. From a communist to a capitalist economy, this is a radical transformation that so far only one country has managed successfully: China. Let’s find out why in some respects Cuba’s strategy has paid off to protect its impoverished population and why joining the world economy has also made it more sensitive to global shocks that are aggravating poverty in Cuba.
 * 1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_migration_to_Miami
 * 2) Cuban immigration has greatly characterized modern Miami, creating what is known as "Cuban Miami." However, Miami reflects global trends as well, such as the growing trends of multiracialism and multiculturalism; this reflects the way in which international politics shape local communities.Essentially, the coexistence of growth and internationalization within Miami has perpetuated an ethnically driven social polarization. The growing number of Cubans in Miami have remained loyal to their cultural norms, mores, customs, language, and religious affiliations. The transnational force of immigration defines Miami as a growing metropolis, and the 20th century Cuban influx has greatly affected Miami's growth.

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 * http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/where-did-the-taco-come-from-81228162/?no-ist
 * And one of the first types of tacos described is called //tacos de minero //—miner’s tacos. So the taco is not necessarily this age-old cultural expression; it’s not a food that goes back to time immemorial.

Thesis: Hispanic Heritage affects all of us not just one individual person because the truth is that Hispanic heritage affects all of us in big ways and small ways.