Table of Contents

PREFACE
INTRODUCTION

PART ONE: THE EMIGRATION
1 Exiles, Not Immigrants
Cuban Immigration to the United States,
1959-1973
2
The Marie! Boatlift of 1980
Origins and Consequences

PART TWO: THE EMIGRE' S
3
Defining an Identity in the United States
4
The Evolution of Cuban Exile Politics
5
Cuban Writers and Scholars in Exile

Conclusion

NOTES
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

About the Author

Maria Cristina Garcia is Assistant Professor of History at Texas A&M University.

Reviews

"There is very little in print on the subject of the Cuban American community, and most of what has appeared has been politically charged polemic. This balanced treatment fills a surprisingly large gap."--John Hoyt Williams, "History