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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

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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: 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

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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

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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

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Who is Afro-Latino?

Watch this Census ad on Afro-Latinos

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Brazilians

Watch a samba group perform in New York City

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Haitians

See how the residents of Little Haiti responded to the 2010 earthquake

Learn how Haitian immigrants support their families back home

South Florida

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Afro-Cubans

See old photos of the organization

Sociedad La Union Marti-Maceo

Their location in historic Ybor City (Tampa, FL)

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Puerto Ricans

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

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In the news: Latina on the Supreme Court

Does race affect her ability to be a good judge?

Justice Sonia Sotomayor

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In the news: Latina and Black

Listen to CNN reporter Soledad talk about being both black and Latina

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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.

Page 14: Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Latinos in the U.S

Listen to Sosa explain his new lighter skin

In the news: Why is Sammy Sosa lighter?

Read about the health risks of skin lighteners

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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?

Discussion Questions