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among the most recent immigrants. There are multiple reasons as to why this has come to be. Opposing popular belief, the land connection and proximity to Latin America is only a minor factor in the large portion of Hispanic immigrants in the United States. The great majority of Hispanics never attempt migrating to America. Only a minute portion of Latin Americans choose to endeavor on this journey. Engstrom states that “changes in economic and political institutions create incentives to…

Africanized in the Cuban crucible,” explains music historian Maya Roy. (Ingber) The dance originates from two places: one Spanish and the other African. Although the dance primarily originated in Cuba, there were other dance developments which took place in Latin America and other Caribbean islands.…

favorite subject but I normally excelled in it. I remember around the end of my sophomore year, I was scheduling my classes for the next school year. I knew I had to choose a foreign language and my choices were simple: Spanish or Latin. Many people told me that Latin was the smarter decision…

Economy of Chile Chile had been known as one of the most stable politically and democratically in the Latin America nations. Though, it went through destabilizing effects of frequent external shocks, in which is considered to be a very normal and natural phenomenon that appear in every well-developed country. It had been characterized for their economy by an extreme high level of good reputation and foreign trade for the strong financial institutes, which in turn gave it the strongest…

Latin American Literature Literature often reflects the current state of political and foreign affairs. Latin American countries when undergoing foreign invasion or being under tyrannical rule, despite their troubles via literacy, authors utilized text to expose the rulers, injustices and present state. Governmental powers have also been known to use literature to help convince the masses of their political agendas and gain momentum with the people. Latin American countries, such as the…

My research project began with a broad topic: miscegenation in colonial Latin America. Professor Ray gave us the freedom to choose a specific colonial context in which to explore the themes of gender, race, and sexuality. The previous semester, I did a research project on enslaved women in the Caribbean, so I knew I wanted to explore Latin America to learn more about that specific colonial context. In order to find primary sources that would help me narrow down my project further, I went to…

four of Advocacy in Conflict, titled ‘The Janus Face of International Activism and Guatemala’s Indigenous Peoples’ written by Roddy Brett. In this chapter, Brett addresses the topic of the development and evolution of indigenous activist movements in Latin America. Specifically discussing how international support has both helped and hindered indigenous actors in Guatemala to claim their rights during the country’s peace process after a brutal civil war that lasted from 1960 to 1996; which had…

After finally getting out of the old world, the European explorers land upon a “New World” meeting the new, native peoples forming a relationship between them. This relationship was not quite ideal for each group; European exploration and colonization into the “New World” had a strong negative impact on the native people. The impact of exploration and colonization on the native peoples was enslavement, disease, and the forced changing of the natives religious views. Upon entering into the…

countries through the Eighteenth century had become very dependent on their colonies in the Americas. Most of the colonies had the same situations, watched by the crown from across the sea, they were assets to a much more powerful master. Every colony in Latin America would eventually tire of being exploited, and would begin to revolt slowly relating to each other rather than their ancestry. One of the outliers in this process was Brazil, who experienced a much different road to independence.…

This concert was performed at the Memorial Union theatre. The stage was set with 3 small sections of seating that could fit around 200 people. The seats were arranged in a way that created an atmosphere that felt much like an amphitheater. The stage is set with 3 small sections of instruments that all face the audience. One section is the Conga drums, the second is the piano and cello, and the last section is the drum set. The stage and the performers are set to a black backdrop that provides…