Latin-American Studies

    The Elian Gonzalez affair refers to a controversial custody case of a Cuban boy known as Elian Gonzalez. Elian had managed to survive a boat accident which resulted to the death of his mother as they attempted to get into the US illegally in November 1999. This controversial case brought to light concerns about the US immigration and family laws, the US-Cuba relations the Cuban American community in relation to economic, social and political issues in Cuba (Elian Gonzlez Biography,...

We have to be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans, both at the same time. Its exhausting  Abraham Quintanilla from Selena    Perhaps to the surprise of many Americans, it is well documented in history that Latinos have done a lot for the United States. Looking back to the very beginning, the first successful colony in the United States was St. Augustine founded by the Spanish in 1565. This means that besides the Native Americans, Latinos have been...

The individuality of men and women in the constant struggle of war and revolutionaries in many countries has always caused an upheaval. This was the case in the 60s and 70s just as it is the case in modern world. However, it is expected that times hace changed and the effect cannot be expected to be the same as it was in the 60s. As expected, women have faced a greater challenge as compared to their male counterparts. In modern day, women have a more equal place in society than they did in the 60s...

This paper will look at the effects of the subprime mortgage crisis and how it affected the global economy. Special attention will be paid to Latin American countries (Chile) and how they managed to steer away from the global financial crisis. The paper will also give a brief review of how the subprime moorage crisis was triggered, and this should shed some light on how unregulated the US financial sector is. The different aspects of regulation employed in the Chilean financial sector will be looked...

    In 1959, on the 26th of July, Fidel Castro led a unified and armed revolt to overthrow the current dictator of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista, and end the Batista reign of terror and corruption.  For many years prior to his moment of victory, however, Castro proved highly influential in aiding the corruption of the Batista reign by utilizing his control over the crime operations of mobsters from the United States to insinuate revolutionary ideals into the minds of the Cuban people...

Intelligent brains in the fields of economics have always suggested that it is prudent not to create differences between the residents of various parts of the world by protectionist policies, thus treating the entire world as a common global hub which in turn is beneficial to every member of this common hub. Making the entire world barrier free at once is not practically possible and thus trade agreements like NAFTA, SAFTA, ASEAN etc give motivation to the participating countries when they realize...

The Cuban revolution of 1959 had a large impact on the lives of women in the Caribbean highland. The revolution transformed the lives of women in the country in many ways. The role of women in the Cuban revolution was so significant that today no one can talk of Cuban revolution or women in Cuba without mentioning their role in transformation of Cuba. They were involved in combat missions as well as in spreading revolutionary ideas. Before the revolution, women in Cuba were faced with many challenges...

Cuba has experienced a lot of changes as far as religion is concerned from the pre-revolutionary period to the present. Cubas religion in the sixteenth century was known as the African Spiritism. This was the type of the religion that the Africans who were initially from Yoruba (Nigeria) practiced. The introduction of the Roman Catholic religion happened prior to the Cuban revolution. The religion was introduced by the Spanish colonizers and was followed by over half of the Cuban population then....