In four pages the cultural isolation that remains for Cuban Americans is considered but the same pressures to assimilate nevertheless remain. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
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into the U.S. has resulted in a number of problems in cultural assimilation. As the recent case of Elian Gonzalez (the six year old Cuban exile who gained worldwide
attention when his mother died on the boat journey to the U.S. and Cuba fought for, and won, Elians return to his native country) has reiterated, Cuban Americans still form
a tightly knit community which is largely impenetrable by outsiders. Although they live in the United States, and indeed take pride in American values and freedoms, they are still
culturally isolated to a great degree. Never-the-less, even this tight-knit community, is still subject to the same assimilative pressures which have been at play in this country since its
initial inception. The cultural isolation evidenced by the Cuban American community is attributable to a number of factors, many of which have been
eloquently explored by sociologists of the past several decades. One of the most interesting contributions to that research is that provided by Joe Feagin and Clairice Feagin in "Racial
and Ethnic Relations". Feagin and Feagin (1999) emphasize that cultural diversity has been an integrally important aspect of this country since the beginning of our history.
According to popular belief, the U.S. has actually been more successful than other countries in allowing the diversity of its peoples to exist, work
and even worship side by side. The U.S. as a nation has received more immigrants than any other country in the world (Takaki, 1994). Approximately one million immigrants
came to the U.S. during colonial times and their numbers have been continually supplemented in the years since. Feagin and Feagin (1999) point out, however, that the degree to