During a few months in 1980, 125,000 Cubans entered the U.S. as part of a massive migration known as the Mariel boatlift. Drawing from first-person stories of Cuban Americans as well as government documents and cultural texts from both the U.S. and Cuba, Susana Peña reveals how a historical event shaped the formation of an entire ethnic and sexual landscape.
During a few months in 1980, 125,000 Cubans entered the U.S. as part of a massive migration known as the Mariel boatlift. Drawing from first-person stories of Cuban Americans as well as government documents and cultural texts from both the U.S. and Cuba, Susana Peña reveals how a historical event shaped the formation of an entire ethnic and sexual landscape.
Oye Loca: From the Mariel Boatlift to Gay Cuban Miami
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ISBN-13: | 9780816686681 |
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Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press |
Publication date: | 08/01/2013 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 280 |
File size: | 3 MB |