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.

Understand the different ways Afro-descendants are categorized in the Americas

Discuss popular Afro-Latinos in the media

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

Who is Afro-Latino?

Watch this Census ad on Afro-Latinos

What would you mark on the Census?

See the 2010 census form

See a census ad targeting Afro-Latnos

Watch a 2010 Census ad

Brazilians

Watch a samba group perform in New York City

Dominicans

Watch the Dominican Republic parade in New York City

Haitians

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

Learn how Haitian immigrants support their families back home

South Florida

Afro-Cubans

See old photos of the organization

Sociedad La Union Marti-Maceo

Their location in historic Ybor City (Tampa, FL)

Puerto Ricans

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

In the news: Latina on the Supreme Court

Does race affect her ability to be a good judge?

Justice Sonia Sotomayor

In the news: Latina and Black

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

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.

Listen to Sosa explain his new lighter skin

In the news: Why is Sammy Sosa lighter?

Read about the health risks of skin lighteners

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