Like the Cape Verdeans, they are relatively well integrated with the other islanders, because of a shared Luso-African cultural background.
It is difficult to work in a new context without comparing the current situation to my previous experiences, both in terms of my personal cultural background and other African countries and disasters.
Indeed, as reported in the descriptive statistics above, the great majority of immigrants arriving in Italy after the immigration emergency is from Sub-Saharan African countries; they hence share a common cultural background and usually hold a poor or no education level.
Today the sprawling baroque structure houses the Museo de la Región, where the most interesting exhibits explain the city's religious and cultural background, influenced by Spanish settlers, Indians and African slaves.
The research design and analysis addressed "the cultural background and origins of the burial population, the cultural and biological transformations from African to African-American identities, the quality of life brought about by enslavement in the Americas, and the modes of resistance to enslavement" (Howson).
For example, if a participant selected 'Asian or Asian British' as ethnic group, a choice of cultural background could be selected from the following; Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian Caribbean, African-Indian.
The African barista in question who hails from Brazil, part of the little-known "South America" region of Africa—simply wouldn't have the cultural background to understand coffee.
NEWARK "African Cosmos: Stellar Arts," African cultural astronomy and arts.
"African Cosmos: Stellar Arts," African cultural astronomy and arts.
"African Cosmos: Stellar Arts," about African cultural astronomy and arts.
