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ARGENTINA CONTRIBUTIONS
Written by: Susanne Rothschild, MBA, PMP | President, The Rothschild Corporation
This article focuses on a few of Argentinean-American contributions
to our lifestyle, business, and culture. For example, did you know?
Argentinean-Americans (Argentina immigrants and their descendants) came to the U.S primarily in the
1960’s for greater economic opportunities and in the 1970’s to escape political persecution. The majority of
the immigrants of the 1960’s were well-educated professionals including many doctors and scientists. The
more recent groups have been more diverse in backgrounds. The U.S. government broadly classifies Argentin-
ean-Americans as “Other Hispanics”; however, the majority of Argentineans are of Italian and European ori-
gins. Although they speak Spanish, they pronounce Spanish with more of an Italian sound. Given their strong
connection with Italy, they primarily settled in New York City that has a number of Argentine-American
organizations that promote business ventures between Argentina and the U.S., many Italian immigrants, and
associations that promote the advancement of Science, Technology, and Culture. (Below are a few highlights.
Refer to https://www.everyculture.com/multi/A-Br/Argentinean-Americans.html for more information.)
1. What are some of the Argentinean contributions to lifestyle in the U.S?
• The rich Argentinean cuisine that has become popular in the U.S. includes huge rare beef steaks, dishes
made with vegetables and meat, empanadas (meat turnovers), Italian pasta, and dulce de leche (a thick cara-
mel made with condensed milk), and mate tea.
• Best known for their Argentinean beef, traditional specialties include asado (grilled meat and ribs), parril-
lada (Argentinean mixed barbeque) and empanadas.
• Gaucho pants, baggy trousers fastened with a leather belt that were popular in U.S. fashion for many years,
were inspired by the traditional gaucho pants of Argentina.
• Argentineans brought their traditional “la sobremesa” custom of following meals by sitting at the table
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after a meal for conversation to
exchange ideas and discuss various
issues.
• Education is highly praised and
regarded by Argentinean Ameri-
cans.
• The majority of Argentinean
Americans practice rituals and
ceremonies of the Roman Catho-
lic Church.
2. What are some of the
Argentinean contributions to
U.S. business?
tina is the third largest economy • Leopoldo Maximo Falicov –
in Latin America.
Physicist at the University of Cali-
fornia, Berkely and author of Group
Theory and Its Physical Applications
(1966).
• Lalo Schifrin – Composer, writer
of the music for the television se-
ries Mission Impossible, and well
• Heart bypass – Developed by
known for his film, classical, and
Dr. Rene Favaloro, while he was
jazz works.
studying at the U.S. Cleveland
• Tito Capobianco – Opera direc-
Clinic.
tor and founder the San Diego
• Artificial heart – Developed in
Opera Center and the Pittsburgh
the 1960’s by Argentine doctor
Opera Center.
and inventor Domingo Santo Li-
• Geny Dignac – Sculptor whose
otta.
award-winning works have ap-
• Holophonics – Developed by Ar-
peared in exhibits throughout the
gentine-born Hugo Zuccarelli in
world
1980 is a higher quality sound lay-
ering system than surround sound. • Argentinean Television channels
in Spanish is available through the
• The ballpoint pen – Invented by
Television Station SUR, in Miami,
László József Biró while he was in
Florida.
Argentina.
• The Bus – Invented by José Gar-
cía Gálvez, who came up with the This month, we celebrate with ap-
idea of a collective taxi to trans- preciation the many contributions
of our Argentinean-American com-
port large groups in masse.
• Cartoons – First feature-length munity.
animated film “El Apóstol” was
developed by Quirino Cristiani, Susanne Rothschild is experienced
an Argentine of Italian origin. Re- in facilitating meetings, change man-
portedly, he refused to work for agement, team building workshops,
Walt Disney because he did not consulting and leadership skills train-
ing to help organizations maximize
want to leave Argentina.
teamwork and effective communi-
cations. She listens to your needs to
4. The following are a few
the outcomes on your target
Argentinean-Americans who focus
goals.
3. What are some of the
Argentinean-American
contributions to American
culture?
• Enjoying a trade surplus with
Argentina, the U.S. is currently
Argentina’s number two trading
partner behind Brazil. U.S. imports
from Argentina include mineral
fuel and oil, aluminum, wine and
preserved foods. The U.S. exports
machinery, oil, plastics and organic
chemicals.
• The U.S. and Argentina cooperate
closely on government, science,
binational education at basic and
higher education levels, and col-
laborate with NASA and Argen-
tina Space Agency (CONAE) in
Disaster Risk Reduction by ad-
dressing problems and identify-
ing solutions to disaster response
mechanisms.
• Argentina and the U.S. are fre-
quently aligned in the United Na-
tions, the G-20 and other interna-
tional organizations.
have made major contribu-
• After Brazil and Mexico, Argen- tions to our culture.
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