Hispanic Americans
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Hispanic Americans
Axia College
ETH 125
Hispanic Americans 2
Hispanic American Diversitys
Cuban Americans
Cubans have been immigrating to the United States steadily since the Cuban
Revolution in 1959, when Castro took power; nearly 200,000 Cubans were exiled during
his three years of tyranny. Most Cubans settled in the Florida area, even though they were
encouraged by the government to disperse through out the United States. Miami in its
present day is seen as a recreation of the Cuba that was left behind by the immigrants.
The Miami area has been transformed from an easy going retirement village to a booming
economic and social hotspot. Cubans speak Spanish as their native language,
while there is a slight difference in pronunciation and accent. There are also many terms
and sayings that are unique to Cubans and are not used by other Spanish speaking
countries. While Spanish is the native tongue, English is a required course in secondary
schools. Because of Cuba’s history of communism it has been the least religious of all
Latin countries, however Cuban Americans because of Spanish influence, are mostly
Roman Catholic while there are many Protestants, Jewish Cubans and Spiritualist also
known as non-religious or Santeria. About 25% of Cuban American has college
educations, this results in a median household income of $36,671; this is higher than any
other Hispanic group. The Cuban political reperentation tends to be more conservative
than other Latino groups. They also are backers of Republican groups and positions on
issues. Cubans tend to be more socially moderate.
Hispanic Americans 3
Columbian Americans
Columbian immigration to the United States has been sparatic but...
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