essay

The qualitatively different and massive nature of the Cuban outflow after Castro's revolution

Cuban exiles in Florida : their presence and contributionMiami, FloridaPublished In 1991 • Pages: 175-205

By: Jorge, Antonio, Moncarz, Raul.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article presents an in-depth analysis of the patterns and processes of Cuban emigration to the United States including data on early nineteenth century migrations as well as those following the post-revolutionary period in Cuba after 1959. The authors discuss motivational factors for the migrations, settlement patterns in the United States, Cuban adaptation and acculturation to the host society, occupational mobility, discrimination, and education.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
External migration
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Occupational specialization
Labor supply and employment
Ethnic stratification
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Cuban Americans
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1998
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Unknown
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1997
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1959-1990
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
United States
NotesAdditional notes
Antonio Jorge and Raul Moncarz
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
91164146
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Cuban Americans