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Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Latinos in the U.S.

Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Latinos in the U.S. Created by: Judy Anderson, Ph.D. For: University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies. Objectives. Learn about the larger groups of Afro-Latin Americans in the U.S.

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Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Latinos in the U.S.

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  1. Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Latinos in the U.S. Created by: Judy Anderson, Ph.D. For: University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies

  2. Objectives • Learn about the larger groups of Afro-Latin Americans in the U.S. • Understand the different ways Afro-descendants are categorized in the Americas • Discuss popular Afro-Latinos in the media

  3. Key Terms • One drop rule- any African ancestry categorizes you as black • Racial democracy- belief that in Latin America racism does not exist because of the high rate of racial mixing • Latino/Latina- a person with origins in Latin America • Latin American- citizens of Latin American countries • Hispanic- a native speaker of Spanish

  4. Who is Afro-Latino? Watch this Census ad on Afro-Latinos

  5. What would you mark on the Census? Watch a 2010 Census ad See a census ad targeting Afro-Latnos See the 2010 census form

  6. Brazilians Watch a samba group perform in New York City

  7. Dominicans Watch the Dominican Republic parade in New York City

  8. Haitians South Florida Learn how Haitian immigrants support their families back home See how the residents of Little Haiti responded to the 2010 earthquake

  9. Afro-Cubans Sociedad La Union Marti-Maceo Their location in historic Ybor City (Tampa, FL) See old photos of the organization

  10. Puerto Ricans Listen to a radio interview on the Puerto Rican community in New York City

  11. In the news: Latina on the Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Does race affect her ability to be a good judge?

  12. In the news: Latina and Black Listen to CNN reporter Soledad talk about being both black and Latina

  13. In the news: Wyclef Jean for President of Haiti? Can an entertainer make a good president? Listen to a song he wrote about it years ago.

  14. In the news: Why is Sammy Sosa lighter? Listen to Sosa explain his new lighter skin Read about the health risks of skin lighteners

  15. Discussion Questions What Afro-Latin American influences do you see in popular culture? How do policies like affirmative action affect Afro-Latinos and Afro-Latin Americans? How important is language in defining these cultural groups?

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