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Havana USA: Cuban Exiles and Cuban Americans in South Florida, 1959-1994 | 
 enlarge | Author: Maria Cristina Garcia
Publisher: University of California Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 374535
Media: Paperback
Pages: 239
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0520211170
Dewey Decimal Number: 304
EAN: 9780520211179
ASIN: 0520211170
Publication Date: October 28, 1997
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Condition: Trade paperback. Acceptable condition - only fair due to underlining or highlighting or both; marginalia in pencil and/or pen on internal pages. In sealed plastic protection. 1997. Trade paperback.
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Product Description
In the years since Fidel Castro came to power, the migration of close to one million Cubans to the United States continues to remain one of the most fascinating, unusual, and controversial movements in American history. Maria Cristina Garcia--a Cuban refugee raised in Miami--has experienced firsthand many of the developments she describes, and has written the most comprehensive and revealing account of the postrevolutionary Cuban migration to date. Garcia deftly navigates the dichotomies and similarities between cultures and among generations. Her exploration of the complicated realm of Cuban American identity sets a new standard in social and cultural history.
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 HAVANA USA January 22, 2003
Les (New York, NY)
Wonderful Text. Helps to rationalize and boost understanding on why Cubans living in Miami have such foreign behaviors in the eyes of the outsider. The author takes you by the hand, and walks you step by step. Absolutely wonderful and did an excellent job at steering clear of any bias.
A fascinating and very well-researched book. September 8, 1999
bigpix@earthlink.net (Colorado)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Havana USA is a very thorough account of post-revolutionary Cuban migration to America. One of the interesting aspects of Cuban emigration since Castro has been the perspectives given to us by the media and the government - many of them misleading. Garcia dispels these myths with facts backed up my extensive research and personal interviews. A very interesting read.
 Liked It, But Didn't Blow Me Away April 9, 1999
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Not a lot of literature in this area. Clearly written for the non-Cuban audience. Author remains objective throughout. Perhaps a little too objective. Generally, I would recommend it, especially for exiles like me who may have been away from Miami for much of the period covered by the book.
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