Masculinity In Miami

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Growing up in Miami, a location 330 miles away from where many of my ancestors were born and grew up in, Cuba, has helped shape my worldly perspectives. When you think about Miami, you think of a place with a melting pot of cultures and that everyone is open minded, but that is not always the case. Most of Miami is extremely close minded, and I, coming from a Cuban heritage, am much more open minded than most. Most Cubans have this view in which America is the land of the free and anything is possible as well as families being patriarchal. Although women could go and get a job to help, men are the ones that should mainly be supporting the family. This is where the American culture comes in. There are a lot of women that end up being the main
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