Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. A Note on Terms ix
4. Introduction. “The Seventh Province of Cuba” 1
5. Chapter 1. “Our Unnoticed Neighbors”: Cuban Refugees, Community Action, and the Push for a Federal Response 23
6. Chapter 2. “The Score”: Federal Funding, Refugee Management, and the Changing Economic Landscape of South Florida 45
7. Chapter 3. “Second Class Citizens”: Race, Citizenship, and the Politics of Exile at the National and Local Levels 81
8. Chapter 4. “At Home, but Homesick”: Bilingualism, Local Politics, and the Divided Politics of Cuban Miami 105
9. Chapter 5. “Will the Last American to Leave Miami Please Bring the Flag?”: The Mariel Boatlift, Backlash, and the Politics of Image in Miami 134
10. Chapter 6. “A Crisis in Clout”: The Maturation of Cuban American Politics, the Cuban Lobby, and the Limits of Influence 166
11. Epilogue. “We’ll Be Back in Cuba in Six Months” 206
12. Archives, Collections, and Oral History Sources 215
13. Notes 219
14. Index 263
15. Acknowledgments 275