Goals/Objectives: The overall goal of this Afro-Latino practicum was to learn and educate other individuals about different Latino and Hispanic countries compared to their Afro-Latino countries -Latin groups. In doing so I chose to focus my study on the Afro-Latino groups of Colombia and Panama. Collecting my data through numerous network connections with multiple communities and organizations was key to reaching my target groups. A series of interviews and questionnaires were also conducted to enrich the success of my data. Overall my goal was to see the function of race and ethnicity and how it relates to the sociological effects of these Afro-Latino groups. Consequently, in some cases I have studied, being an immigrant can mask one's beliefs and tend to deny one's true roots due to social tensions and pressures. Through my experience, in some cases I have seen that being "black" or being "African" perceives negative connotations for some individuals and causes them to separate from their roots. For the purposes of my study, when completing the questionnaire, when an Afro-Latino approached the question by referring to their African roots, they alternatively ignored the African part of the question and responded by saying that they are only Latino or Latina. The conflict between race and ethnicity came up throughout the time I administered my questionnaires. On the questionnaires, many people wondered what they should answer for the question that referred to their “race” or “ethnicity.” Some people saw it as a divide and how the terms can be used as a negative term or a positive term to label a group of people. The questionnaire asked people to answer...... middle of the paper...... Factbook- Panama." Welcome to the website of the CIA - Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 02 April 2011. . "A case study on Panama" Marianne Gangster, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, September 2007"Background Notes - Falú Classroom Lesson" CCNY Lesson- February/March 2011“Central America Insight”, HSBC Global Research, Q2 2007“Country View: Panama,” Economist Intelligent Unit, 15 June 2007An international conference, 18, 19 and 20 October 2001., Museo Del Oro, Casa Simón Bolivar, Historic Center of Cartagena, Cartagena De Indias, Colombia Toronto, Canada: Department of York University History, 2001. Print. "United States Census" Population Information and Definitions Interviewees and Contributors: "Background Notes - Franklin Home Interview" Brooklyn Interview - March 2011