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Funkhouser, Edward; Ramos, Fernando A. – International Migration Review, 1993
Using figures from the 1980 Census, the importance of relative earnings and culture in the choice of immigration destination (Puerto Rico or mainland United States) for immigrants from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean is examined. Not all differences in location decision are attributable to differences in reward structure by location. (SLD)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Characteristics, Cultural Differences, Decision Making
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Rodrigue, Christine M. – Journal of Geography, 1996
Describes a writing assignment designed to educate students about an ethnic group different than their own. Students first wrote a factual account of how their family arrived at the local region. They then wrote an account from the perspective of a fictional student from a different ethnic group. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Demography