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Name _________________________ Local Cultures in the United States Local Cultures: Cuban Americans: http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Bu-Dr/Cuban-Americans.html Appalachia: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/appalachia/map.

html San Francisco Chinatown: http://www.sanfranciscochinatown.com/culture/index.html Little Italy, NYC: http://www.littleitalynyc.com/ Cherokee Indians: http://www.cherokee.org/ The Amish: http://www.800padutch.com/amish.shtml Eskimos: http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/galleries/alaska_gallery/eskimo.aspx Work with a group to find the following information. Your findings will be presented to the class on Wednesday, September 28th. The requirements: 1. Address the questions below. 2. Include at least one visual. 3. Be creative. 4. The presentation should be no longer than 10 minutes. 1) Where does this local culture exist? 2) What is the history behind the current distribution of the culture?

3) Give some unique information about this local culture. What makes it different from other cultures? Dress? Food? Holidays? Marriage? Economy?

4) How have the people accepted outside cultural influence, especially that of popular culture?

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