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Take a look into the Hartford or New Haven areas of Connecticut. Both have at least a couple of Cuban restaurants and I think there may be a Cuban bakery in Hartford.
When I lived in the Hartford area I can recall meeting quite a few Cubans through work. I'm not sure which neighborhoods or suburbs they call home but that should not be too difficult to find out.
Here's an example of one Hartford Cuban restaurant:
I worked their for a while, and it was once known for having more Cubans per square mile than Havana, Cuba.
I'm not sure if that's the case today, but I know that the Cuban population is still high, and it's a safe, quaint city (it's one of the most densely populated cities in America).
One thing is for sure though; Knowing a lot of the Spanish language is a huge plus if you were ever planning on moving there.
It's also extremely close to Manhattan (The Lincoln tunnel is 1 mile away.)
With that said, it's not in a warm climate though.
LOL, i've been told I dont look hispanic myself.
Most be that cold weather and grey skies out here that brings out the warmth in them
Haha, that could be.
I dunno. There have been studies and stuff... I think people are just really insular and into themselves up here to some degree. My group of friends are that way. I'm probably a lot more outgoing than most NWerners, but still I can be really standoffish too... I dunno. It's a weird thing.
New Orleans. A good friend of mine was born in Havana and left with his family in 1961. They ended up in NO because of the number of relatives and friends that had ended up there post-revolution. However, Cuban immigration to the city had been taking place since the very early 1800's.
Here's are a couple of articles on the subject of the Cuban community in the NOLA area:
New Orleans. A good friend of mine was born in Havana and left with his family in 1961. They ended up in NO because of the number of relatives and friends that had ended up there post-revolution. However, Cuban immigration to the city had been taking place since the very early 1800's.
Here's are a couple of articles on the subject of the Cuban community in the NOLA area:
Towns who are usually friendly to Cubans are the towns that are diversed. Like NYC, Jersey City, Union city NJ, Philly, Jacksonville, Va Beach, Norfolk etc..
"Many communities throughout the United States have significant Cuban American populations. However Miami, Florida stands out as the most prominent Cuban American community, in part because of its proximity to Cuba. It is followed by North Jersey, particularly Union City and West New York."
Well I'm not surprised that several others mentioned Union City, NJ. When I lived in nearby Montclair, I went over to Union City many times to visit some friends that lived there. Take a stroll along Bergenline Ave and it feels like half a world away from Jersey. Stop at a street side stand for a cup of cuban coffee (strong expresso style) with a cuban grilled sandwich. Add in some great tropical music coming out of all kinds of stores and restaurants, and no wonder so many people from Cuba feel pretty comfortable living around Union City. Most towns work hard to get people to "shop local". In Union City, the streets are filled with people walking from home to all sorts of local owned businesses instead of driving to big box stores in the suburban mega-malls. There's a strong sense of community and a lot of pride in their city, so even though there is a lot of cultural affiliation with Cuba in Union City, they have also adopted a lot of American values which have been cast aside in many other places in our country.
Other then being a Cuban hot spot, whats Union city like? I always figured NYC and jersey to be about as nasty as a town could be. first stop on the Armageddon tour : )
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