Palestino
The term Palestino is the Spanish word for "Palestinian". The word "Palestino" is used in Cuba as a disparaging nickname for illegal migrants within the country. The nickname is used as a rhetorical device, that compares illegal migrants in Cuba to Palestinian refugees, inferring both are homeless wanderers. The term has also expanded to mean all people from the Oriente province, or people from outside Havana, regardless of migrant status.[1][2][3][4]
Current issues
As tourism has played an increasing role in the economy, a large percentage of young people migrate to resort towns seeking employment in the tourism industry.[5] Since jobs in the tourist sector are so lucrative, these areas experience an incredible influx of residents which cannot possibly be supported by the number of opportunities in the legal job market. As such, many of the citizens who flood tourist areas turn to illicit alternatives such as prostitution or unlicensed self-employment (often offer taxi services, currency exchange, host casas particulares, etc.)[6]
Havana police have been alleged to aim their recruitment at Cubans from the Oriente province. This has engendered a sort of prejudice by civilian Havanians against "Palestino" police officers, who are duty bound to police the Havanians.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Triana, Roxana Sobrino (2024). "'Palestinians' in Cuba: The weight of a stigma". english.elpais.com. El Pais.
- ↑ Jamail, Milton (2000). Full Count Inside Cuban Baseball. Southern Illinois University Press. p. 116. ISBN 9780809323104. Search this book on
- ↑ Baker, Christopher (2005). Moon Cuba. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 9781612389110. Search this book on
- ↑ Kersh, Daliany (2019). Women's Work in Special Period Cuba Making Ends Meet. Springer International Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 9783030056308. Search this book on
- ↑ "Tourism In Cuba Threatens To Drive Up Income Inequality, Regional Disparities, Risk". 11 August 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ Bailey, Nick (2008). "The Challenge and Response to Global Tourism in the Post-modern Era: The Commodification, Reconfiguration and Mutual Transformation of Habana Vieja, Cuba". Urban Studies. 45 (5–6): 1079–1096. Bibcode:2008UrbSt..45.1079B. doi:10.1177/0042098008089854. ISSN 0042-0980 – via Sage Journals. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ Bodenheimer, Rebecca (2015). Geographies of Cubanidad Place, Race, and Musical Performance in Contemporary Cuba. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781626746848. Search this book on
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