cuban americans

Presents a biography of the Cuban-born singer and composer.

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

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.

Cesar and Nestor, Cuban musicians, make their way from Havana to the New York stage in 1949 where they share triumphs and tragedies.

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.

A biography of the chairman of the Coca-Cola company, Roberto Goizueta, a Cuban who started his career as a chemical engineer for Coke. In 1960 he fled Castro's Cuba with $200 in his pocket and 100 share of Coke stock. At the time of his death in 1997 he was worth $1 billion and one of the longest-serving CEO's in history.

Provides information on the history of Cuba and on the customs, language, religion, and experiences of Cuban Americans.

Describes Cuban American history and culture and the ways Cuban Americans have shaped American culture as a whole, and includes photos, a time line, a glossary, and a further resource list.

Violet Paz, a Chicago high school student, reluctantly prepares for her upcoming "quince, " a Spanish nickname for the celebration of an Hispanic girl's fifteenth birthday.

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.