How did African culture influence Latin America?

HW#13 Afro-Latin America
Part 1-Website Research

Directions: Pick a Latin American country from the website above.  Answer the following questions about the African culture and population in that country in a 2-page essay.  You should google questions that the web site still does not have information about so you can investigate the African influence in the country. 1. What are the racial demographics of this country?

2. Is there African influence in the religion, language and culture used in this country? Give evidence.

3. Describe the racism against Africans/African descent in this country.
4. What new information would you share with friends and families about your findings?
Resources
--Afro-Latino Website: http://www.afrolatinos.tv/index.php?roots.map
--Honduras Garifuna Website: http://www.stanford.edu/group/arts/honduras/discovery_eng/history/migration.html
--Youtube Videos (Search Afro- ____ Any Latin American Country)

Part 2-Family Mapping

1.     Map your family tree. How far back can you go? How do the number of known ancestors compare to the number of unknown? 

2.     Map the movements of your extended family, including people who have married into your family and come from other places. How many different places are connected by just one family? 

3.     What do you know about your ancestors of African descent? Are there any traditions, customs or beliefs that you can connect to your Afro-Latino heritage?

4.     Choose a family member to talk to who migrated to the U.S. What cultures influenced the traditions in their country of origin? African? Native? European? Other?

5.     How are people of different “races” and cultures treated in your country of origin?  How do you compare the treatment to treatment of different cultures here?

6.     Do you feel that you have been welcomed and treated fairly by other people in the U.S.? If not, how would you suggest changing these behaviors?