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Show VIEWPOINT Since coming to Utah for college nearly 20 years ago, band leader and conga player Tony Saint Hilaire has been at the center of the area's flourishing Latin- Caribbean dance music scene. Over the years, his many popular bands have toured throughout the región, playing regularly for ethnic club events, festivals, nightclubs and private parties. (GR:92) COSTA RICANS AND PANAMANIANS During the last decade, perhaps 50 people from Panamá and Costa Rica have migrated to Utah. Some carne directly from their homelands, while others arrived via California and Illinois. Like many Latinos, they have quickly integrated into American culture. LOS COSTARRICENCES Y LOS PANAMEÑOS En los últimos 10 años han llegado a Utah cerca de 50 personas de estos dos países. Algunos vinieron de sus países, otros de California o de Illinois. Como muchos latinos, se han integrado muy rápido a la cultura estadounidense. CUBANS In the early 1980s more that 400 Cubans carne to Utah through a refugee program known as Marielitos. Only about 30 stayed. The rest returned to Miami where the climate was familiar and they could preserve a more traditional style of living. Among those who have stayed are the owners of The Torch restaurant in Provo who enjoy Utah's slower lifestyle. LOS CUBANOS A principio de 1980 más de 400 cubanos llegaron a Utah a través del programa de refugiados conocido como marielitos, sólo se quedaron alrededor de 50 personas. El resto no se adaptó y regresó a Miami donde el clima y la vida son más a su gusto. Entre los que se quedaron están los dueños del restaurante The Torch en Provo, a quienes les agrada la tranquilidad de Utah. DOMINICANS Known for the merengue, those who migrate from the Dominican Republic are often visible because of the exuberance of their lifestyle. Well-known dance band leader Tony Saint Hilaire is among about 50 Utahns who come from the Dominican Republic. LOS DOMINICANOS Conocidos por el merengue, los dominicanos se destacan por su entusiasmo de la vida, de la música y de la danza. Tony Saint Hilaire, conocido músico, es uno de alrededor de 50 dominicanos residentes de Utah. |