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6 pages. The Cuban-American population is one of the fastest growing populations in America today. The positive impact and cultural distinctions they bring to the United States are sometimes lost among the unfair publicity and racial problems that are always at the forefront of public media. This paper will serve to explore all of the positive aspects and well-known Cuban personalities that have helped shaped the United States into a more diverse and interesting place to live. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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are sometimes lost among the unfair publicity and racial problems that are always at the forefront of public media. This paper will serve to explore all of the positive
aspects and well-known Cuban personalities that have helped shaped the United States into a more diverse and interesting place to live. FIRST THINGS FIRST According to Mike Segers, (PG)
there are many things that Americans must understand first about the Cuban-American culture. "First of all, the word "Hispanic" refers to all people of Spanish-speaking descent, whether they are
from Spain or Mexico, from Cuba or Argentina. They speak Spanish, but only if they are from Spain is it appropriate to call them Spanish, just as, although I speak
English, I am not English. I am from the United States. I am American. To most Spanish speakers, however, someone from Bolivia or Nicaragua is also an American, a citizen
of the Americas" (Seger PG). As far as outward appearances, Seger stresses that "Hispanics do not all look alike. Consider Ricky Martin and Sammy Sosa. Hispanics come in every
shape and size and color--from the red-heads of Argentina to the blacks of Sosas Dominican Republic, from the Indians of Guatemala to the Cuban-Chinese. In Los Angeles, youll find mainly
Mexican-Americans; in Miami, mainly Cuban-Americans; in New York, mainly Puerto-Ricans, whose commonwealth has a unique status in or with the United States. In fact, it is said that there are
more Puerto-Ricans in New York than on "la isla encantada" (the enchanted island) itself" (Seger PG). WELL-KNOWN CUBANS The fact that Cubans have been some of the most famous
personalities of the different ethnic groups in America is a fact that should not be lost upon us. Perhaps one of the first most widespread of the famous Cubans
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