Book
Capital Cubans: refugee adaptation in Washington, D.C.
AMS Press • (40) • Published In 1989 • Pages: xiii, 256
By: Boone, Margaret S..
Abstract
This is a commuity study of Cuban immigrants in the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area (the District of Columbia and suburbs of Maryland and Virginia) fifteen years after the Cuban Revolution in 1959-1960. The work is '…both retrospective and contemporary in describing the reasons for immigration to the United States and the nature and pace of adjustment among first generation families' (p.1). A primary focus of this work is on the role played by women in family decisions to immigrate, and their insights into this process also helps the reader to understand the experiences of men and children as well. Ethnographic topics discussed in this monograph relate to the Cuban communication system or 'grapevine', the social 'group' of married couples, the Cuban perception of race and class, festivities, lifestyles, and an historical portrait and role analysis of the Cuban American woman as wife, mother, and worker.Throughout the text the theme of cultural assimilation into mainstream American society predominates.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1997
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1960s-1970s
- Coverage Place
- Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, United States
- Notes
- Margaret S. Boone
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-252) and index
- LCCN
- 88035145
- LCSH
- Cuban Americans