A History of Little Havana

by Guillermo J. Grenier, Corinna Moebius

Overview

In the heart of Miami, Little Havana is a neighborhood buzzing with culture. Still imagined as primarily a Cuban extension of the city, it has been a sanctuary to refugees since the 1959 revolution and has experienced fascinating changes to become what it is today. Find out how a location associated with old Cubans playing dominos has become a vibrant, multi-ethnic community and a birthplace of Miami's most exciting arts and music movements. Learn why Little Havana has continued to serve as a political stage for thousands of Cubans demonstrating on its streets, like the famous Calle Ocho. Authors Guillermo Grenier and Corinna Moebius trace the history and growth of this Latino epicenter in the first in-depth portrait of a world-renowned neighborhood.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626196476
Publisher:	History Press, The
Publication date:	02/02/2015
Series:	American Heritage
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Guillermo J. Grenier is professor of sociology and graduate program director in the department of global and sociocultural studies at Florida International University, the state university of Florida in Miami. Born in Havana, Cuba, Dr. Grenier is one of the founders of the Miami School of social analysis and has authored or co-authored six books and dozens of articles on labor, migration, immigrant incorporation and Cuban-American ideological profiles, particularly in the Greater Miami area.

Corinna Moebius is a cultural anthropologist. Moebius lives in Little Havana and leads walking tours of the neighborhood. She is co-founder of the Little Havana Merchant Alliance and former director of Viernes Culturales, the neighborhood's monthly arts festival.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

1 An Imagined Community, a Living Community 11

2 The Cubans-Creating Little Havana: 1960s 213

3 Building Little Havana: 1970s 45

4 New Cubans and Political Power Come to Little Havana: 1980s 65

5 Finding a Multiethnic Identity: 1990s 85

6 On Renaissance and Other Stories: 2000-2010 113

7 Little Havana Today: 2010-2015 143

A Brief Note on Sources 163

Index 167

About the Authors 173