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Readings, Podcasts and Video

Cuba, Cubans

Why is the Cuban Immigrant Story in the US So Different from Others
Brown, Joel. (August 1, 2022) Why is the Cuban Immigrant Story in the US So Different from Others. BU Today
Cuban Exiles in America
"Cuban Exiles in America" (2005) PBS American Experience https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/castro-cuban-exiles-america/

Citation: Daniel Rivero (May 11, 2019) Cuban Immigrants were Given a Haven in the U.S.; Now They’re Being Deported, by Daniel Rivero. NPR . WNYC https://www.npr.org/2019/05/11/722201692/cuban-immigrants-were-given-a-haven-in-the-u-s-now-theyre-being-deported

Cuban Immigrants Were Given A Haven In The U.S.; Now They're Being Deported

Dominican Republic, Dominicans

The Other Border: Puerto Rico’s Seas
Admin and Bishop, Marlon (Mar 28, 2014) The Other Border: Puerto Rico’s Seas. Latino USA. https://www.latinousa.org/2014/03/28/border-puerto-ricos-seas/

My identity as a Dominican immigrant is important for the progress of the U.S.
López Moya, Edwin. (April 02, 2018) “My identity as a Dominican immigrant is important for the progress of the U.S.” AL DÍA News https://www.aldianews.com/en/leadership/advocacy/immigrants-new-america

Dominicans in the United States: The Rise of a Community (pdf)
Torres-Saillant, & Hernández, R. (1998). Chapter 3: Dominicans in the United States: The Rise of a Community. In The Dominican Americans. Greenwood Press.

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