Cuban food is a combination of Native American‚ Spanish‚ Caribbean‚ and African food. When Spain inhabited Cuba they had African slaves‚ Those factors along with where Cuba is located‚ provided the Cuban food we know today. Because Cuba is an island there is a lot of seafood in Cuban dishes. Cuba is in the Caribbean so it is only natural that Cuban dishes involve things that grow in their Caribbean environments‚ plantains‚ coconut‚ yucca and other tropical fruits and root vegetables are a big part
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that stood out to me the most is Cubans. Cubans have been migrating to the United States for many years now. All immigrant groups that migrate to the United States have their unique reasoning of why they leave their home country. The island of Cuba was a decent place to live on‚ until the politics‚ economy‚ and freedom came crashing down causing waves of immigrants of Cuba to appear in the United States The push factors that contribute to female and male Cuban migrating to the United States are
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The Cuban culture is a very diverse culture. According to Maps of the World.com (2012) “It has an international reputation as being one of the richest cultures in the world.” Being the biggest country in the Caribbean‚ with a population of about 11.4 million‚ Cuba is a mixture of different cultures and races. The majority of Cubans speak Spanish but other languages are sometimes used such as English and Haitian Creole. It is their culture when speaking to strangers or the elderly to speak
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Communism remains through containment. The United States desired to contain communism due to the animosity towards the communistic ideals. Communism served as a threat to the ideals of the Americans such as the desire for freedom‚ success and social mobility. By viewing communism as a threat‚ the second red scare emerged which also lead to the birth of McCarthyism. Internally and externally‚ America attempted to drive out communism and limit it. Externally‚ containment remains significant due to
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percent black‚ 30 percent white‚ and 30 percent mixed including Oriental and Indian (Skidmore‚ 1984). Because of the cumulative races‚ Cuban traditions are an outcome of those found all over the
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Group Paper Indian/Spanish/South American influence on Cuban music Cuba is a small and beautiful communist country in the Caribbean. However they may not have a lot of money and property but Cubans are among the most cheerful‚ musical and outgoing people on earth. The unique sound of Cuban music traces back to the Yoruban and Congolese cultures in West Africa. (Music in Latin America and the Caribbean) Over thousands of slaves were brought over during the 1880s‚ and along with them their styles
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The Cuban revolution was the spark that ignited the flame of Communism in Cuba. The young nation gained independence only as recently as 1898‚ and was already filled with an atmosphere of distrust and resentment towards the United States. In the July of 1953‚ a revolution began in Cuba between the United States backed President Batista and Fidel Castro. Fidel and his brother Raul Castro lead a series of guerilla warfare battles against the forces of President Batista. In the January of 1959‚ Fidel
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Containment is a military strategy to stop the “expansion” of the enemy. It is best known for the attempt to stop communism. Within the containment came the Marshall Plan. This was an American idea to aid Western Europe. Eventually America gave around 12 billion dollars in aid for their economic stability after World War II
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Cuban cuisine has been influenced by Spanish‚ French‚ African‚ Arabic‚ Chinese‚ and Portuguese cultures. Traditional Cuban cooking is primarily peasant cuisine that has little concern with measurements‚ order and timing. Most of the food is sautéed or slow-cooked over a low flame. Very little is deep-fried and there are no heavy or creamy sauces. Most Cuban cooking relies on a few basic spices‚ such as; garlic‚ cumin‚ oregano‚ and bay laurel leaves. Many dishes use a sofrito as their basis. The sofrito
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successive waves of immigration from around the world have poured across its shores‚ creating the most diverse society on Earth. Cuban migration is part of this society‚ and not without it mishaps‚ the issues with the Cuban migration are unique but not new. Normal immigration from Cuba has been elusive since Fidel Castro came in to power. Over the years‚ the custom of Cubans fleeing by boat to the U.S. has become routine‚ and has reached levels of noticeable exodus. Since the last upraise of “boat people”
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