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The Cuban Americans
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Miguel Gonzalez-Pando
Book Code: GR9824
ISBN: 0-313-29824-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29824-0
224 pages, photographs
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/1998
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: The New Americans
Reviews:
  • The combination of historical and cultural approaches makes this concise and engaging narrative a welcome addition.
    —School Library Journal
  • This comprehensive and well-organized volume contains an impressive amount of documented data on the economic, political, and cultural impact that new arrivals continue to make upon the ethnically diverse American landscape ....Gonzales-Pando has produced an engrossing and objective study of the Cuban migration to the United States.
    —VOYA
  • The Cuban Americans is a fascinating look at those who have come to our country from Cuba, their political activities, accomplishments and failures, culture, and traditions. ...The historical slant is especially valuable for collections lacking in Cuban history. Highly recommended.
    —The Book Report
  • ...provides a readable and rich narrative of the experience of immigrants from this Caribbean nation....The greatest strength of this work is the frequent integration of oral histories into the narrative, allowing the voices of Cuban immigrants to speak for themselves....The chapters on cultural and national identity and on politics are impressively balanced and provide original insight into the complex experience of Cuban Americans...fills a gap in the extensive scholarship on Cubans in the United States by providing an informative text appropriate for secondary school and general audiences. This volume should go far in fulfilling the series' goals of introducing and increasing understanding of the United States' newest immigrant groups.
    —ARBA
  • [T]he book provides a broad but thorough sweep of the history of Cuban immigration and the issues that have characterized this group's arrival to and settlement in the United States.... Gonzalez-Pando provides the reader with an insightful overview.
    —Journal of American Ethnic History
Description: Today more than one million emigrés make up the Cuban diaspora, and many, though living in America, still consider themselves part of Cuba. This book captures the struggles and dreams of Cuban Americans. Using this resource, students, teachers, and interested readers can examine the engaging and often controversial details of Cuban immigration. Such details include patterns of immigration, adaptation to American life and work, cultural traditions, religious traditions, women's roles, the family, adolescence, language, and education. Because the author is himself a Cuban American, he does not treat the emigrés as mere subjects nor does he tell their story in statistical terms alone. As an "insider," he delves deeply into the soul of the community to illustrate all the dimensions of the Cuban American experience. Gonzalez-Pando's unique vantage point yields not just a detailed account of major events that have influenced the development of the Cuban exile community in the United States, but also a knowledgeable interpretation of the impact of those events. He focuses on the community's self-identification as "exiles," showing how these reluctant emigrés have found the strength to succeed in America without surrendering their sense of national and cultural identity. A timeline of Cuban American history, biographical sketches of 20 noted Cuban Americans, a bibliography, and photos complete the text. Like its subjects, this book is thought-provoking and inspiring.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction: The "Cuban Exile Country": A Drama Without a Script
  • Historical Background
  • Genesis of the Cuban Exile
  • Development of the "Cuban Exile Country"
  • Identity, Culture, and Exile Life
  • The Emigrés' Economic Miracle
  • Politics of the Emigrés
  • Epilogue: The "Cuban Exile Country" in the Post-Castro Era
  • Appendix A: Statistical Summary
  • Appendix B: Summary of Stages of Development of "Cuban Exile Country"
  • Appendix C: Notable Cuban Americans
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 97-21448
LCC Class: E184
Dewey Class: 975
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