The Resource Voices from Mariel : oral histories of the 1980 Cuban boatlift, José Manuel García
Voices from Mariel : oral histories of the 1980 Cuban boatlift, José Manuel García
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The item Voices from Mariel : oral histories of the 1980 Cuban boatlift, José Manuel García represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Jacksonville Public Library.
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- Summary
- "Between April and September 1980, more than 125,000 Cuban refugees fled their homeland, seeking freedom from Fidel Castro's dictatorship. They departed in boats from the port of Mariel and braved the dangerous 90-mile journey across the Straits of Florida. Told in the words of the immigrants themselves, the stories in Voices from Mariel offer an up-close view of this international crisis, the largest overseas mass migration in Latin American history. Former refugees describe what it was like to gather among thousands of dissidents on the grounds of the Peruvian embassy in Cuba where the movement first began. They were abused by the masses who protested them as they made their way to the Mariel harbor, before Castro permitted them to leave the country in an attempt to disperse the civil unrest. They waited interminably for boats in oppressive heat, squalor, and desperation at the crowded tent camp known as "El Mosquito." They embarked on vessels overloaded with too many passengers and battled harrowing storms on their journeys across the open ocean. Author José Manuel García, who emigrated on the Mariel boatlift as a teenager, describes the events that led to the exodus and explains why so many Cubans wanted to leave the island. The shockingly high numbers of refugees who came through immigration centers in Key West, Miami, and other parts of the United States sent a message to the world-- loud and clear-- of the people's discontent with Castro's government and the unfulfilled promises of the Cuban Revolution. Based on the award-winning documentary of the same name, Voices from Mariel features the experiences of marielitos from all walks of life. These are stories of disappointed dreams, love for family and country, and hope for a better future."--From page [2] and [3] of cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 177 pages
- Note
- Based on the documentary Voices from Mariel
- Contents
-
- 5.
- Other voices
- Afterword
- 1.
- A history of the Mariel boatlift
- 2.
- José García: a boy's journey
- 3.
- Manuel Morillo: twenty-five days in Mariel and a failed rescue
- 4.
- The Marielitos and their voices
- Isbn
- 9780813056661
- Label
- Voices from Mariel : oral histories of the 1980 Cuban boatlift
- Title
- Voices from Mariel
- Title remainder
- oral histories of the 1980 Cuban boatlift
- Statement of responsibility
- José Manuel García
- Subject
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- Cuba -- Emigration and immigration | History -- 20th century
- Cuban Americans -- Biography
- Garcia, José Manuel, 1966-
- HISTORY / Latin America
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Mariel Boatlift, 1980 -- Personal narratives
- Political refugees -- Cuba
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration
- United States -- Emigration and immigration | History -- 20th century
- Personal narratives
- Biographies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Between April and September 1980, more than 125,000 Cuban refugees fled their homeland, seeking freedom from Fidel Castro's dictatorship. They departed in boats from the port of Mariel and braved the dangerous 90-mile journey across the Straits of Florida. Told in the words of the immigrants themselves, the stories in Voices from Mariel offer an up-close view of this international crisis, the largest overseas mass migration in Latin American history. Former refugees describe what it was like to gather among thousands of dissidents on the grounds of the Peruvian embassy in Cuba where the movement first began. They were abused by the masses who protested them as they made their way to the Mariel harbor, before Castro permitted them to leave the country in an attempt to disperse the civil unrest. They waited interminably for boats in oppressive heat, squalor, and desperation at the crowded tent camp known as "El Mosquito." They embarked on vessels overloaded with too many passengers and battled harrowing storms on their journeys across the open ocean. Author José Manuel García, who emigrated on the Mariel boatlift as a teenager, describes the events that led to the exodus and explains why so many Cubans wanted to leave the island. The shockingly high numbers of refugees who came through immigration centers in Key West, Miami, and other parts of the United States sent a message to the world-- loud and clear-- of the people's discontent with Castro's government and the unfulfilled promises of the Cuban Revolution. Based on the award-winning documentary of the same name, Voices from Mariel features the experiences of marielitos from all walks of life. These are stories of disappointed dreams, love for family and country, and hope for a better future."--From page [2] and [3] of cover
- Cataloging source
- IG$
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Voices from Mariel (Motion picture)
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Garcia, José Manuel
- Dewey number
- 973/.04687291
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E184.C97
- LC item number
- G37 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Garcia, José Manuel
- Mariel Boatlift, 1980
- Cuban Americans
- Political refugees
- Cuba
- United States
- HISTORY / Latin America
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration
- Label
- Voices from Mariel : oral histories of the 1980 Cuban boatlift, José Manuel García
- Note
- Based on the documentary Voices from Mariel
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- Other voices
- Afterword
- 1.
- A history of the Mariel boatlift
- 2.
- José García: a boy's journey
- 3.
- Manuel Morillo: twenty-five days in Mariel and a failed rescue
- 4.
- The Marielitos and their voices
- Control code
- on1026493957
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 177 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813056661
- Lccn
- 2017947610
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- 1330328
- (Sirsi) o1026493957
- (OCoLC)1026493957
- Label
- Voices from Mariel : oral histories of the 1980 Cuban boatlift, José Manuel García
- Note
- Based on the documentary Voices from Mariel
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- Other voices
- Afterword
- 1.
- A history of the Mariel boatlift
- 2.
- José García: a boy's journey
- 3.
- Manuel Morillo: twenty-five days in Mariel and a failed rescue
- 4.
- The Marielitos and their voices
- Control code
- on1026493957
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 177 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813056661
- Lccn
- 2017947610
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- 1330328
- (Sirsi) o1026493957
- (OCoLC)1026493957
Subject
- Cuba -- Emigration and immigration | History -- 20th century
- Cuban Americans -- Biography
- Garcia, José Manuel, 1966-
- HISTORY / Latin America
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Mariel Boatlift, 1980 -- Personal narratives
- Political refugees -- Cuba
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration
- United States -- Emigration and immigration | History -- 20th century
- Personal narratives
- Biographies
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