cuban americans

A brief history of Cuban American immigration and ancestry along with profiles of several prominent individuals including U.S. Senator Mel Martinez, actress Cameron Diaz, and journalist Soledad O'Brien.

Profiles the Cuban-American pop singer who is the leader of the popular Latin musical group the Miami Sound Machine.

Two Cuban sisters--one a master electrician in Havana, the other a successful cosmetics saleswoman in Miami--are reunited after a thirty-year separation and learn the truth behind their mother's tragic death at the hands of their father years earlier.

Considers the various ways children have escaped from Communist Cuba and found refuge in the United States through different plans set up to help them, from the early 1960s to today.

Presents a biography of the Cuban-born singer and composer who has recorded such hits as "Into the Light, " "Conga, " and "Reach.".

Examines the experiences of Cuban immigrants in America, providing background about the troubled history of the Cuban republic, including Castro's revolutionary takeover, and discussing various aspects of Cuban life in the U.S. such as arts, culture, economy, and politics.

Chronicles the immigration experience of Cuban Americans during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, provides background on the history and society of Cuba, examining the reasons why people chose to leave, looks at Cuban communities in the U.S., and includesa time line, glossary, and resources for further study.

While trying to win the attention of a high school basketball star who already has a girlfriend, Maggie, a Cuban American, learns painful lessons about romantic young love.

After he moves to Miami, seventeen-year-old David, who is an unusually fast runner, gets invited to join the Hurricanes' track team, but he soon finds himself mixed up in a mystery involving a toy gun, a Cuban American boy, and the gang called the Black Roses.