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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
An American son An American son Marco Rubio Few politicians have risen to national prominence as quickly as Marco Rubio. Here is the full story of his unlikely journey. Florida Senator Marco Rubio electrified the 2012 Republican National Con­v… OL16607692W
The rhythm of success The rhythm of success Emilio Estefan From one of the most dynamic business men in the country, a motivational doctrine for those who want to make their most ambitious dreams come true. Emilio Estefan, husband to singer Gloria Estefan a… OL16661492W
Tampa cigar workers Tampa cigar workers Louis A. Perez,Robert P. Ingalls "Tampa Cigar Workers documents the history of the Cuban, Spanish, and Italian immigrants who created the cigar industry in Tampa and the extraordinary multi-ethnic community that flourished around it… OL23789325W
Where the Flame Trees Bloom Where the Flame Trees Bloom Alma Flor Ada Includes eleven stories about the relatives and friends that were part of the author's childhood in Cuba. OL2586253W
Jubana! Jubana! Gigi Anders According to Gigi Anders, when you're a Jubana in America, or a Cuban Jewess in the U.S. of A.!, you have to know you're heading straight into the mondo-bizarro jaws of cross-cultural hell -- not eve… OL274895W
Embracing America Embracing America Margaret L. Paris "After Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba, more than 14,000 children were airlifted to the United States, leaving their parents behind, in a controversial effort to provide them with an opportunity f… OL3545914W
More than Black More than Black Susan D. Greenbaum "This ethnography follows Cuban exiles from Jose Marti's revolution to the Jim Crow South in Tampa, Florida, as they shape an Afro-Cuban-American identity over a span of five generations. Building on… OL6213609W