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As of 2022, Cuban Americans were the fourth largest Hispanic and Latino American group in the United States after Mexican Americans, Stateside Puerto Ricans and Salvadoran Americans. Many metropolitan areas throughout the United States have significant Cuban American populations.
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Cuban Americans are Americans who immigrated from or are descended from immigrants from Cuba, regardless of racial or ethnic origin. As of 2022, Cuban Americans were the fourth largest Hispanic and Latino American group in the United States after Mexican Americans, Stateside Puerto Ricans and Salvadoran Americans.
- Overview
- Acculturation and Assimilation
- Language
- Family and Community Dynamics
- Religion
- Employment and Economic Traditions
- Politics and Government
- Individual and Group Contributions
- Media
- Organizations and Associations
Cuba is an island nation located on the northern rim of the Caribbean Sea. It is the largest of the Greater Antilles islands. To Cuba's east is the island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Off the southeastern coast of Cuba lies Jamaica, and to the north is the state of Florida. In 1992 Cuba had an estimated population of n...
The Cuban American community is well assimilated in the United States. Moreover, because of its size, it has significant political influence. In 1993, the Cuban American National Foundation lobbied against and successfully prevented the Clinton administration from appointing an undersecretary of state for Latin American affairs whom it opposed. Ful...
The national language of Cuba is Spanish and many Cuban Americans have some facility with Spanish. In 1989 and 1990, among Cuban Americans born in the United States, 96 percent said that they could speak either Spanish and English equally well or English better than Spanish. Cuban Americans born in the United States tend to be English speakers and ...
The Cuban American family is different in significant ways from the Cuban family. The Cuban family is characterized by patriarchy, strong parental control over children's lives, and the importance of non-nuclear relationships for the nuclear family. In the United States, these elements have become less characteristic among families of Cuban descent...
Most Cubans living in Cuba identify themselves either as Roman Catholics or as nonreligious. The large number of nonreligious people is a consequence of the antireligious bias of the socialist government in Cuba. The most recent statistics reflecting the religious affiliations of Cubans come from before the Castro Revolution. In 1954 more than 70 p...
Most Cuban Americans, both foreign-born and U.S.-born, were employed in 1989 and 1990. Their rates of unemployment were lower than those of Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans though somewhat higher than those of non-Hispanic white Americans. Almost 18 percent of Cuban Americans were professionals or managers. Although only 15 percent of Anglo-Amer...
Cuban Americans are reputed to be conservative politically and to vote overwhelmingly for the Republican Party in elections. Dario Moreno and Christopher L. Warren's 1992 essay in Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy,validates this reputation by examining the voting patterns of Cuban Americans in the 1992 election. Voting returns from Dade County, Fl...
ACADEMIA
Lydia Cabrera (1900-1991) was one of Cuba's most prominent scholars and writers. Born in Havana, she studied Afro-Cuban folklore and edited many collections of folk literature; she was also a prolific fiction writer. She lived in exile in Spain and Miami. Poet and art historian Ricardo Pau-Llosa, who was born in Havana, moved to the United States in 1960 and became a naturalized citizen. He is an authority on contemporary Latin American art, and has written texts for more than 30 exhibition c...
MEDICINE
Dr. Pedro Jose Greer Jr., the son of Cuban immigrants in Miami, has been nationally recognized for his contributions to medical care for the homeless. Dr. Greer founded the Camillus Health Concern in Miami, and developed a medical school course that focused on the specific medical needs of homeless persons. Dr. Greer has received numerous awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship in 1993, and has advised the federal government on health care reform. His book Waking Up in America,which details...
BUSINESS
Born in Havana, Cuba, Roberto Goizueta (1931– ) is the chief-executive of Coca-Cola. Jorge Mas Canosa (1939-1998) was a Miami businessman and chairman of the Cuban American National Foundation. Born in Santiago, Cuba, he became president of his own company, the Mas Group, and chair of the advisory board of Radio Marti, the U.S. governmentsponsored radio station that broadcasts to Cuba.
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Cuba Update. Reflects the aim of the Center for Cuban Studies, which is to disseminate accurate and up-to-date information on Cuba. Recurring features include editorials; news of research; book reviews; a calendar of events; news of conferences, forums, film showings, and exhibitions; and notices of publications issued by the Center. Contact:Sandra Levinson, Editor. Address:Center for Cuban Studies, 124 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10011. Telephone:(212) 242-0559. Fax:(212) 242-1937....
RADIO
WAMR-FM (107.5), WQBA-AM (1140). Programs news and talk on its AM station and contemporary music on its FM station. Contact:Claudia Puig, AM General Manager; or Luis Diaz-Albertiny, FM General Manager. Address:2828 Coral Way, Miami, Florida 33145-3204. Telephone:(305) 441-2073. Fax:(305) 445-8908. WAQI-AM (710). A Spanish-language news and talk station. Contact:Tomas Regalado, News Director. Address:2690 Coral Way, Miami, Florida 33145. Telephone:(305) 445-4040. WRHC-AM (1550). Programs Spani...
TELEVISION
Two of the most prominent Spanish-language television stations serving the Cuban American population in the Miami area provide diverse programming created by Cuban American journalists and administrators. WLTV-Channel 23 (Univision). Contact:Alina Falcon, News Director. Address:9405 Northwest 41st Street, Miami, Florida 33178. Telephone:(305) 471-3900. Fax:(305) 471-4160. WSCV-Channel 51 (Telemundo). Contact:J. Manuel Calvo. Address:2340 West Eighth Avenue, Hialeah, Florida 33010-2019. Teleph...
Cuban-American Committee. Works to improve interaction between the United States and Cuba. Contact:Alicia Torrez, Executive Director. Address:733 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 1020, Washington, D.C. 20005-2112. Telephone:(202) 667-6367. Cuban American National Council (CNC). Aims to identify the socioeconomic needs of the Cuban population in the Unite...
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The term Cuban American refers to any Americans whose ancestors came from Cuba. Cuban Americans are the third largest Hispanic group in the United States. South Florida, the Tampa Bay area, Atlanta and certain parts of the New York metropolitan area have large Cuban communities.
The term Cuban American refers to any Americans whose ancestors came from Cuba. Cuban Americans are the third largest Hispanic group in the United States. South Florida, the Tampa Bay area, Atlanta and certain parts of the New York metropolitan area have large Cuban communities.
