cuban americans

A Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Nilo Cruz set in 1929 Florida in a Cuban-American cigar factory, where a new lector unwittingly becomes a catalyst in the lives of his avid listeners.

Presents a biography of the New York Yankees pitcher who defected from Cuba in a wooden fishing boat after achieving great success on the Cuban national team and earning the respected nickname "El Duque.".

Explores the history of Cuban immigration to the United States, describing the 1959 mass immigration of 20,000 people and the more than one million who have since fled Fidel Castro's rule. Explains the experiences that Cubans faced after arriving in America, ranging from discrimination to success in business, politics, and the arts.

Details the history of Cuba during the twentieth century and discusses how Cuban immigrants to America have made a new home for themselves while maintaining elements of their culture. Includes color photographs, a timeline, and further reading sources.

Writing in the diary which her father gave her, thirteen-year-old Yara describes life with her family in Havana, Cuba, in 1967 as well as her experiences in Miami, Florida, after immigrating there to be reunited with some relatives while leaving others behind.

Explores the immigrant experiences of Mexicans, Cubans, and Puerto Ricans in the United States.

Laura, a Miami high school student, gets caught kissing her lesbian lover which marks the start of big changes in her life, including getting kicked out of her Catholic school, thrown out of her home by her mother, and forced to build a new kind of family with the help of friends and supporters.

Seventeen-year-old Isabel, eager to leave Miami to attend the University of Michigan and escape her overprotective Cuban mother, learns some truths about her family's past and makes important decisions about the type of person she wants to be.

Discusses the past and present political upheavals that drove the Cubans to American soil and their ultimate success.