Ivan picon is president of balseros cubanos cuban rafters, a native of havana, and works to unite the rafters in support of one another. The us coast guard says it stopped 2,059 cuban rafters on the high seas as of 22 september, a few. A tale of cuban rafters nominated for an academy award for best documentary, balseros chronicles the tale of cubans who tried to escape to the united states on rafts in 1994. The numbers have increased dramatically since the uscuba detente was announced in december 2014. Cuban rafters filming their own arrival to the florida keys 21 people. Posttraumatic stress disorder among cuban children and adolescents after release from a refugee camp. In this digital archive you can explore the experiences of tens of thousands of citizens who left cuba in small boats, homemade rafts and other unusual craft. Rafters is a 2002 catalan documentary codirected by carles bosch and josep maria domenech about cubans leaving during the periodo especial. Naval base at guantanamo bay, cuba, after attempting to reach the united states on rafts and other make shift vessels. Video of cuban rafters reaching us soil goes viral. Summary to facilitate its full integration into the world communityand thus the world economythe cuban government is trying to. Generally, cuban rafters intercepted at sea are returned to cuba under the wet footdry foot policy. Bill clinton, fidel castro, guillermo armas, maria celeste arraras, oscar del valle, rafael cano. The cuban revolutionary who defied 10 us presidents.
Buenos aires had the tango, chicago had house music, goa had trance, and havana well, havana has more kinds of party music than you can probably handle. Summary to facilitate its full integration into the world communityand thus the world economythe cuban government is trying to improve its human rights image. Miami magazine spring 2014 by university of miami issuu. The cuban five are five cuban men who are unjustly imprisoned in the united states after being arrested by the fbi on sept. Attorney general janet reno on friday ordered a justice department investigation into allegations that u.
Miami, florida cnn two small planes operated by a cubanamerican group apparently were shot down by. Chronicle of a cuban rafter on foot part 3 translating cuba. While presidents clinton and fidel castro argued over the closing of cubas coast in the chaotic summer of 1994, nearly 50,000 balseros a slang term for cuban rafters set out towards florida, navigating the sharkinfested waters on vessels made of wood, nails, and tar. An ambitious and wellrealized documentary about seven cuban dreamers who risked their lives aboard homemade rafts to make it to america to forge a new. Rafters at sea video welcome to the cuban rafter phenomenon. Time for consensus on cuba the heritage foundation. He hopes the volume will assist cuban families who may eventually enquire about their relatives fates. Last year, the number was more than 24,000 entered last year. Support the guardian available for everyone, funded by readers. Repeat of 1994 balesro cuba rafter crisis less likely. Nov 20, 2015 chronicle of a cuban rafter on foot part 3 overland immigrants cross the border between mexico and the united states this is the third and final part of the testimony of a cuban who has made the dangerous trip from guatemala to the united state.
Cuban rafters 2002 a public television crew joined cuban nationals in 1994 for this insightful documentary about their harrowing escape on a raft, their incarceration at the u. Yet for the people eastern cuba, who live far from havanas beaches where cuban rafters escape and sail for the florida keys, guantanamo has been a gateway to freedom. Coast guard shipped most of the more than 30,000 cuban rafters picked up at sea to the u. The story of cuban refugees who risked their lives in homemade rafts to reach the united states, and what life is like for those who succeed. This is a political forum that is nonbiasednonpartisan and treats every persons position on topics equally. Imagine an event that had the ability to change cuban immigration policy in the united states within a matter of months. In the summer of 1994, a team of public television reporters filmed and interviewed seven cubans a few days before their risky venture of setting out. Youll hear a lot of timba, which has been electrifying the citys dancefloors for the last decade or so, but then theres reggaeton and, if youre feeling nostalgic, the mambo and the chachacha. This happened on july 25, 20 during a trip to the cayman islands. A multimedia exploration of the cuban rafter crisis of 1994, produced by the university of miami libraries. Be sure to check out the complete list of whats streaming this november on sundance now.
Few people on his island, not even its dissidents, ever lost the habit of referring to him simply as. Department of sociology and anthropology vertical campus, room b4260, baruch college, city university of new york. Cuban rafters filming their own arrival to the florida. Cuba february 2002 trip report birding the americas trip. Based on our more than 15 years of experience in cuba, we believe that we can contribute to the development of vulnerable areas and offer capacity, support and expertise as the country updates its social and economic models. Catala deutsch espanol francais italiano portugues edit links.
Cuban migrants reach florida keys by the sea in raft,they make landfall on april 1 2016 in marquesas keys, 21 persons in. Soaring numbers of cubans are attempting to reach the unites states via its land border with mexico, fearing that the detente between havana and washington may soon end special privileges for cuban migrants claiming residency in america. Cuban rafter phenomenon university of miami libraries. Amr 518694 the increasing exodus from cuba led to talks between representatives of the us and cuban authorities on the migration issue and on 9 september the two governments issued a joint communique. Then, as most of the rafters were picked up by the u. Mar 27, 2016 that usually allows them to stay in the united states and apply for permanent residence after more than a year in the country under the cuban adjustment act. Pdf posttraumatic stress disorder among cuban children. The sixties revolution in film 2002 dreaming a new cuba 2002 sworn to secrecy. The small island was completely dominated by us imperialism until the revolution of 1959 shattered the batista dictatorship and introduced a nationalised planned economy in the years following the revolution. This unique feature film explores the rich history and global influences of the cuban music through rousing live performances by worldrenowned contemporary cuban artists as well as moving interviews and rare historic footage.
The cuban revolution is one of the great events of human history. Rafters is a 2002 catalan documentary codirected by carles bosch and josep maria domenech about cubans leaving during the periodo especial as a consequence of the widespread poverty that came with the end of economic support from the former ussr, 37,191 cubans left cuba in 1994, unimpeded by the cuban government, using anything they could find or build to get to. A revisit to the cuban balsero crisis and the people who found freedom in america miami herald, aug. Rafters desperate journeys reshaped the exile experience rafters helped open entry door exiles rafts vanishing sad child finds joy, opportunities in u. The rafters walked up the beach, kissing and hugging each other while others cried over the journey that had began long ago. From cuba to freedom on gods mercy and carlos bosch and jose maria domenechs new documentary balseros cuban rafters are much grander humanist statements because they give a particularly human face to the horror of two separate cuban refugee debacles. Cuba is just over 100 miles from florida, yet so difficult to visit because of the embargo placed on cuba by the u. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet.
Repeat of 1994 balesro cuba rafter crisis less likely cuba. Nov 12, 2014 former cuban rafter hanoi lopez, 39, now a mechanic at a public school bus company, had changed his name to alex when he arrived to the united states 20 years ago, thinking that hanoi sounded too communist to americans. Rent balseros 2002 starring guillermo armas and rafael cano on dvd and bluray. Special treatment of cuban immigrants to the united states since 1959 seemed to end abruptly in may 1995 as a result of migration accords between the us and cuba following the rafter crisis of 1994. With guillermo armas, maria celeste arraras, rafael cano, fidel castro. Cuban rafters pawns of two governments 3 amnesty international october 1994 ai index. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. Currently the site focuses on those who precipitated and participated in one specific sea exodus the raft crisis of 1994. This website was undertaken as a forward thinking interactive new media initiative between dr.
Justice probes allegations that border patrol abused cuban. Since our founding in 1973, the heritage foundation has been working to advance the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom. For the past 10 years, congress and the white house have been at odds over u. In 1994, lizbet martinez, along with her parents and 10 other people, were among more than 30,000 cubans rescued by the u. Aug 30, 2014 in 1994, lizbet martinez, along with her parents and 10 other people, were among more than 30,000 cubans rescued by the u. Parallels cuban migrants have received preferential treatment for more than a halfcentury. Guantanamo has a history, by miguel perez creators syndicate. Cuba relations are creating a surge of cuban migrants. The individuals listed below provided materials, translations or technical assistance in the production of the cuban rafter phenomenon. Miami magazine winter 2014 by university of miami issuu.
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