Preface

We would like to thank our colleagues at CAL who, as always, have made valuable contributions to this booklet. Michele Burtoff Civan conducted the preliminary research and gathering of sources. Judy Jameson of CAL's Sunbelt Office in Sarasota, Florida, compiled most of the information and bibliography on Cuban communities in the United States. Allene Grognet, also of CAL's Sunbelt Office, commented on an early draft and provided suggestions and common sense throughout the development process. And Donald A. Ranard read and commented on a draft via long-distance from Sri Lanka.

Various drafts of the booklet have been read and commented on by a number of reviewers. We have incorporated all of their comments, and the booklet is stronger for them. Our sincere thanks go to:

Dr. Raul E. Hernandez, Assistant Director of the Cuban/Haitian Program, Migration and Refugee Services, U.S. Catholic Conference, Miami;

Dr. Rosa Castro Feinberg, College of Education, Florida International University in Miami;

Ms. Peggy Gilbert and Linda Unseth, World Relief Refugee Services;

Ms. Myrella Lara, Spanish teacher in the Foreign Language Department, New Haven Public Schools; and

Mr. Sean Murphy, Office of Cuban Affairs, Bureau for Interamerican Affairs, U.S. Department of State.

We are particularly grateful to Dr. Richard Fagen, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University. Professor Fagen devoted a great deal of time to reading and commenting on an early draft, and spent hours on the telephone giving us references, background information, and general guidance. We honor him for the depth of his understanding of and compassion for all the people involved in this complex binational situation, and thank him for giving so generously of his time and insight.

Finally, we would like to thank the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the U.S. Department of State, whose support has made this fact sheet possible.

Barbara Robson

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