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Hispanic Heritage Essay about how to keep the Venezuelan culture alive in the United States.

We need to keep the Hispanic culture of Venezuela in America because we would have more traditions, values, traits, languages, and learning experiences in this country. This is how I will keep it alive forever. There is not that much of farming in Venezuela. About 13% of the citizens are farmers. The chief crops are corn, rice, bananas, vegetables, and coffee. The language that they speak is Spanish. That is their primary language. There are about 40 other languages that are spoken. This is good because it enriches our culture as Americans as we can learn other languages and are more multi-cultural. I think if all of Venezuelans could come to America, then our world would be way better for all of us. This is good because we learn their language, we learn more about their culture, we learn more about their food and we could have a society of good and fun cultural tradition. Roman Catholics are 96% of the population, protestant 2%, and other 2%. Those are some of the religions that being taken from Venezuela to America. A lot of Venezuelan citizens are part of sport groups in America. For example, Miguel Cabrera is a professional baseball player. He was born and raised in Venezuela until he got drafted for the Detroit Tigers. He grew up with just a rock to hit and a branch to use. Now he is one of the most successful baseball players in the MLB.

 Venezuela has a rich cultural heritage. From the original American Indians to the Spanish and Africans who arrived after the Spanish conquest, the 17th century waves of immigration brought many Italians, Portuguese, Arabs, Germans, Moroccan Jews, and others from the bordering countries of South America. About 93% of Venezuelans live in urban areas in the northern part of the country. Even though almost half of the land area is south of the Orinoco River, only 5% of the population are living in that area. More than 96% of the population call themselves Catholic. The rest belong to other churches, mainly the Protestant church. Venezuela's heritage, Art, and culture have been heavily influenced by the Caribbean context. These elements extend to its historic buildings, architecture, art, landscape, boundaries, and monuments. Venezuelan culture has been shaped by indigenous, Spanish and African influences. Before this period, indigenous culture was expressed in art crafts, architecture, and social organization. Aboriginal culture was subsequently assimilated by Spaniards; over the years, the hybrid culture had diversified by region.

Venezuelan society of the late twentieth century was clearly in transition. After centuries of isolation as a rural backwater in Latin America, Venezuela has become a respected voice in world councils because of its oil riches. Most of its population has moved to the cities, and well-to-do Venezuelans have traveled around the world in search of recreation and diversion. Economic growth, urbanization, industrialization, improved education, and expanded opportunities for women have changed the nation's character dramatically. Caracas was greatly influenced by developments in Miami and other foreign commercial and cultural centers; the rest of the country, in turn, felt the reverberations of the capital's growth and change. This would help very much because if we can learn the value of their tradition, then we can have a better spirit and America can be way more religious.

Due to its location in the world, its diversity of industrial resources and the cultural diversity of the Venezuelan people, Venezuelan cuisine often varies greatly from one region to another. Its cuisine, traditional as well as modern, is influenced by indigenous peoples and its European ancestry, and is also influenced by African and Native American traditions. Food staples include corn, rice, plantain, yams, beans and several meats. Potatoes, tomatoes, onions, eggplants, and zucchini are also common sides in the Venezuelan diet. Such diversity in the language, food, color, ancestors, makes Venezuelans very adaptable to other cultures, especially in the Americas region. Speaking with my mom who is native from Venezuela, she indicated that the lack of technology in the 80’s and 90’s pushed people to be more personal in the way they communicated to each other. For example the typical manner to say “hello” in Venezuela usually starts with a kiss on the cheek, followed by a hug. This helps in adding more sentiment to the relationships and perhaps allows people to have more confidence among each other. She further explained that after moving to the United States, she kept applying same values and mannerisms she learned in Venezuela because it had helped her in developing long lasting relationships at school, work and anywhere she goes. She also mentioned that going to a catholic school and being educated by nuns gave her the opportunity to understand others people needs and learn to work with the community whenever they needed the most. Citations:


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 * 1) 3. "Venezuelan Cuisine." //Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2015. .


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