among these few Venezuelan Americans is that there is no shame in not knowing something, but to be content and complicit in not knowing is something to be truly ashamed of. So they will often instead view the lack or absence of knowing something as an opportunity to proactively engage in a deep self-study on a particular subject to be better suited and far capable to speak to that subject the next time they engage in a discussion on that same subject. Relations with Venezuela Venezuelan Americans still maintain strong relations with their country of origin, which can easily be seen in business, family, and community life. Venezuelan Americans often report on the social and current events in Venezuela and first-generation immigrants visit there frequently. It is also quite common for Venezuelans to visit their relatives in the United States. Notable people See also Venezuelan diaspora United States–Venezuela relations References Further reading O’Neil, Shannon K. "A Venezuelan Refugee Crisis." (2018). online Walker, Drew. "Venezuelan Americans." Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 4, Gale, 2014), pp. 485–497. online External links The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts (VAEA) + Hispanic and Latino American