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1) Cubans
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A young Floridian tells his story of working at a dress-making company to earn money for college. His colleagues, almost all Cuban, teach him about work and life as they 'prepare him' for his big move to New York City.
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"THE WRONG HOUSE"
(Marielito; Exodus of Cubans in 1980)
By Esteban Burier
For all opponents of the Castro regime who went to comply with arbitrary sanctions;
for those who were executed by the Castro regime; deprived of any defense, innocent
of cases imposed by improvised courts; for those who were under the inclemency
of the murderer Ernesto (Che) Guevara and so many other lap dogs of the dictator
Fidel Castro; They are my deepest respect...
3) Mine!
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Mine! is the first of a series of books called Tails of Two Cubans, introducing Xani and her half-brother Duke, both Havanese dogs (originally from Havana, Cuba). These unusual dogs are celebrated for their intelligence, sense of humor and companionship. They are also recognized circus animals and work dogs who can sniff out mold and, even with their small size, find ways to assist the handicapped. Like any two siblings in the same family, Xani and...
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"Millie danced to jazz in her Italian neighborhood. Pedro danced to Latin songs in his Puerto Rican neighborhood. It was the 1940s in New York City, and they were forbidden to dance together . . . until first a band and then a ballroom broke the rules. Machito and His Afro-Cubans hit the scene with a brand-new sound, blending jazz trumpets and saxophones with Latin maracas and congas creating Latin jazz, music for the head, the heart, and the hips....
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