'Cubans Don T Exist' By Linda Robinson

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In my opinion, Hispanic American are the individuals of a group that has been born, raised or is part of the community of the United States of America, but has its roots in the different countries of Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
In a general way I agree with this two authors. When they defined Hispanic American they did it from a demographic point of view, stating that it is the sum of different subgroups and subcultures from different countries. In fact, I strongly agree with Linda Robinson, specially with the title of her report Hispanics' don't exist. Hispanic is a term where modern society includes different countries and their cultures. It would be a huge mistake if you think that Cubans and Paraguayans

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