Oye Loca From the Mariel Boatlift to Gay Cuban Miami |
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| Author:
| Peña, Susana |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8166-6553-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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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.