cuban americans

When popular senior Faith Watters meets the new boy in school, Cuban bad boy Diego Alvarez, sparks fly. However, Diego has a secret past that he must protect Faith from, no matter the cost. Unable to resist each other, Faith and Diego come together but they can't stop the past from crashing down on them. They can only hope that their love will save them.

A poignant and inspirational memoir of one family's emigration from Cuba to the United States during the harsh political times associated with the Cuban Revolution, Boxing for Cuba is a lyrical testament to the tenacity of the human spirit. A must-read for all.

Examines the experiences of Cuban immigrants in the United States, discussing the reasons why they left their country, and their efforts to find jobs, homes, and build new lives. Includes immigration figures, a list of famous Cuban immigrants, and other reference tools.

The wacky adventures of the zany redheaded Lucy, her beleaguered husband Ricky, and their next-door neighbors Fred and Ethel Mertz.

In the 1960s, Rico Fuentes, a pale-skinned Cuban American teenager, abandons drug-infested New York City for the picket fence and apple pie world of Wisconsin, only to discover that he still feels like an outsider and that violent and judgmental people can be found even in the wholesome Midwest.

An overview of immigration from Cuba to the United States and Canada since the 1960s, when immigration laws were changed to permit greater numbers of people to enter these countries.

Tristan Granados is sent to Tampa, Florida, to resolve his grandfather's estate, but finds his plans undermined by his Latino cousins, who try to connive him out of his inheritance.

Describes the conditions in Cuba that led people to immigrate to the United States and what their daily lives are like in their new home.

Excited about the first show-and-tell in her new American kindergarten, Amelia brings in her special fiesta dress from Cuba.