YOU MUST USE IDEAS, CONCEPTS, and ARGUMENTS The READINGS AND YOU MUST PROVIDE A CITATION FOR THEM on a reference page. The readings to answer the promptss are included.
1.According to Newby and Dowling’s findings, it seems that race is significant in the experiences of Afrx-Cubanxs, explain how they interpret issues of ethnicity for Afrx-Cubanxs. What ethnic group are they part of? Where did they find themselves in terms of the racial hierarchy we’ve been discussing? Based on their findings do you think culture (language or foods for example) was helpful for Afro-Cubanos ability to connect with dominant Latinx groups in Texas and New Mexico? Did race help or create a barrier to shared similarities found among different Latinx ethnic categories?
2.How is the national claim of Cuba as a “racial democracy” tied to the Cuban Revolution? What ideologies present in the revolution’s participants, underscore this belief? What similarities do you see from our discussion of the Brazilian claims of “racial democracy?” Give two overlapping points. According to Clealand what was unique about Cuba’s claim to a “racial democracy?” Given what we know about racism and racial inequality, why might these claims to be racial democracies reinforce racism rather than eliminate it?
3.Using our all our readings from this week think about how the Afro-Cuban experiences are impacted by the United States and Cuba. How are the racial hierarchies discussed in both nations contributing to the experiences of Afro-Cubanos in both countries? Are Afro-Cubans more equal in the United States than Cuba or are they more equal in Cuba? Explain. How does Bonilla-Silva’s racial hierarchy explain the circumstances in both nations?
