Isthmus of Panama

aspects: 1.) The role of African slaves and West Indians immigrant in colonial and post-colonial time in Panama. 2.) How does the fluidity of racial identity translate in the literary discourses between Afro-Hispanic and West Indians in moderns times?. Within this frame, I will argue that these two aspects map out the problem of African descendants racial identity that exists in Panama today. I. African Slaves and West Indians diasporas in Colonial and post-colonial Panama. The history of Panama records five significant migrations of African subjects, with distinct circumstances and epochs---However, for the purpose of the argument, I will refer only to the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries migration. These two movements, in my opinion, impacted and set the foundation for the concept of race identity for Panamanians African descendant today. Panama geographical position played an important role during early colonial times. The Isthmus of Panama was an important commercial passageway for the Atlantic slave trade. The…

Ever since the Spanish settlement in the 16th century, the country has worked as a service economy. In 1821, Panama broke out from Spain and joined Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, calling themselves the Republic of Gran Colombia. When it dissolved in 1830, Panama remained part of Colombia, and in 1903 along with U.S support it became separated from Colombia. The United States and Panama signed a treaty that allowed the construction of a canal, and that also gave sovereignty to the U.S over a…

A. Country Information: Panama is located in Central America between Costa Rica and Colombia. It is also known as The Republic of Panama. Panama is situated on isthmus connecting north and South America and bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to east, Caribbean Sea to the north and Pacific Ocean in the south. Panama has 772 kilometers from east to west in length and width that varies from 60 to 177 kilometers. Panama has an area of 77,381kilometers which makes it slightly smaller…

The Path Between The Seas was written by David McCullough in the year 1977. This book has the privilege of being the winner of the national book award in history. The book was published by Simon & Schuster Paperbacks. The book opens with the United States showing a great interest in a navigable connection between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This interest has been around since founding father Thomas Jefferson’s time. Due to this fascination, the United States decides to negotiate access to…

Like other countries in South and Central America, Panama has had some serious environmental issues. For a lot of the country’s history, money had more importance than conservation, and an ethic of “man over nature” pervaded the culture. Forests were chopped down routinely to make room for cattle. However, in the 20th century Panama started to take positive steps in the opposite direction. The country started to create protected areas (including parks and wildlife refuges), write environmental…

The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, this is also one of the seven modern wonders of the World. In the past years, there are more than 850,000 ships and 250 million tons of cargo that had passed through the Panama Canal. The United States began building the canal in 1904 and completed in 1914, after France unsuccessfully build a canal through the Isthmus of Panama in 1800s. The canal is a man-made waterway, when they were constructing the Panama Canal there were…

United States Panama Benefits • Many U.S. exports and imports travel through the Canal daily (over 10% of all U.S. shipping goes through the Canal). Exports represent jobs for U.S. citizens because the products were made by U.S. workers. Imports enable U.S. consumers to receive needed products. • The canal also allows for trade between the two opposite sides of South America • • important to Panama for income and jobs • 9 percent of Panamanian GDP • 1975 to 1977, the annuity payments US$2.3…

Christmas, maybe a dress or a pair of shoes. Birthdays were about the same, but there were always special meals prepared just for the occasions. Ethel said they walked mostly everywhere, but her Uncle had an old Model A, and if they were lucky he would be around to give them rides to town. The economy was bad, but there were lots of jobs available, they weren’t paying very much, but there were jobs available. Ethel’s first real job was cleaning homes in some of the wealthier communities in…

an American but no! Back then when she was stating these words she lived in her native country; Panama Republic of Panama. I learned in an early age to see the US as something heavenly and magical. John F. Kennedy helped Panama a lot with humanitarian relief back in the 1960’s. He was dearly loved in Panama in Central America and also all around the World. Little did I know my mother and I would eventually become US citizens! I am proud to have dual citizenship. I am an American and a…

unique from the others was it’s location, Panama. The others novels and stories we read were about immigrants from Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico, which are the most popular Latino community. Other Spanish speaking countries don 't get much recognition in the United States, especially Central America. Most americans can’t distinguish all of the Spanish-speaking countries, so they put all of us in the same box. Novels similar to The World in Half contribute to a more diverse representation of U.…