Hispanic+Heritage+Notes+SI15

The Cultural Iceberg



Food eaten in the Dominican Republic found on Country Reports website

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Language spoken in the Dominican Republic found on Country Reports website [] Spanish

Fashion in the Dominican Republic found on Country Reports website

[] important to the Dominicans, designer labels are looked upon favorably, best standard they can afford is what they get (countryreports)

Sports played in the Dominican Republic found on Country Reports website [] baseball, known as pelota among the Dominicans, and cockfights (countryreports)

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Religion in the Dominican Republic found on Country Reports website [] -freedom of religion -religious processions are organized to solve common problems like a lack of rain

Family in the Dominican Republic found on the Country Reports website [] -people look to their family and relatives for help and support -may have relationships other than their blood relationships. god-parents, known as compadrazgo, play an important role in their god-children's lives, and they are supposed to help in their education, finances, and career

Socializing in the Dominican Republic found on Country Reports website

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-maintaining eye contact is crucial. it indicates interest -greet each other with "buenos dias," "buenos tardes," or "buenos noches" when shaking someone's hand -women are expected to be submissive and stay home, but they sometimes have to leave the house in order to earn the money necessary for their family

Statistics of Hispanics in the U.S.
 * nearly 53 million in the states as of 2012
 * 34 million of those native born, 19 million foreign born
 * 17.7 million more Hispanics in the U.S. than there were in 2000
 * currently 1.6 million Dominicans in the U.S., making up 3.1% of the Hispanic population in the states

Thesis Statement

The Hispanic heritage of the Dominicans who have come to the United States has positively affected us in a different way than some others, and it gives us quality family traits to rely on others in times of need.

Paragraph One : Introduction Paragraph Two : statistics, # of Hispanics in the US, change in population since 2000, etc. Paragraph Three : touching on surface culture, examples of Dominicans who have left an impact on sports or the like in the US  Paragraph Four : dive in to deep culture, what standards Dominicans have, how they treat each other, etc.  Paragraph Five : Conclusion