Yolanda Prieto: The Cubans of Union City

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#CC0000" alink="#CC0000"><center><hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade>Ethnic community building and immigrant success in "Havana on the Hudson"<hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade><p><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9781592132997&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><img src="1518_reg.gif" height=200 border=1 vspace=4></p></center><h1>The Cubans of Union City</h1> <H2>Immigrants and Exiles in a New Jersey Community</H2> <h3>Yolanda Prieto</h3> <P>cloth 1-59213-299-5 $74.50, Apr 09, <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT> <br>paper 1-59213-300-2 $26.95, Apr 09, <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT> <BR> 224 pp 6x9 2 tables 2 figures 14 halftones </P><BLOCKQUOTE><I><p<i>"This is a valuable work of original scholarship that makes a number of significant contributions to our understanding of international migration in general and the Cuban case in particular. Far from being a snap-shot of the community, Prieto’s book benefits from an ongoing research agenda that engages some of the most enduring issues of immigration scholarship and the study of race and ethnic relations."</i><BR>&#151<b>Ted A. Henken</b>, Associate Professor, Sociology and Black and Hispanic Studies, Baruch College, CUNY</p></I></BLOCKQUOTE> <p>As a result of the conflicts between Cuba and the United States, especially after 1959, Cubans immigrated in great numbers. Most stayed in Miami, but many headed north to Union City, making it second only to Miami in its concentration of Cubans. In <i>The Cubans of Union City</i>, Yolanda Prieto discusses why Cubans were drawn to this particular city and how the local economy and organizations developed. Central aspects of this story are the roles of women, religion, political culture, and the fact of exile itself. As a member of this community and a participant in many of its activities, Prieto speaks with special authority about its demographic uniqueness. Far from being a snapshot of the community, <i>The Cubans of Union City</i> conveys an ongoing research agenda extending over more than twenty years, from 1959 to the 1980s. As a long-term observer who was also a resident, Prieto offers a unique and insightful view of the dynamics of this community's evolution.</p> <BR> <h2>Excerpt</h2><P>Excerpt available at <a href="http://www.temple.edu/tempress">www.temple.edu/tempress</a></p> <BR> <h2>Reviews</h2> <p>"The Cubans of Union City <i>fills an important gap in the scholarly literature. It is an original ethnographic study grounded on a strong theoretical framework and enriched by combined qualitative and quantitative research methods. Prieto offers a very well documented in-depth analysis of the Union City Cuban community, making pertinent comparisons with the larger Miami Cuban community. As a member of the community, she has witnessed the many changes that have occurred in Union City for several decades, and provides important insights that might have escaped an outside researcher."</i><BR>&#151<b>Edna Acosta-Belén</b>, Distinguished Professor, University at Albany, SUNY<p> <BR> <h2>Contents</h2><P> <p>Preface <br>Acknowledgments <br>1. Introduction <br>2. Cuban Union City: Origins, Development, and Change <br>3. Building Community: Economic Growth and the Rise of Local Organizations <br>4. Women Leave Home for the Factory: Gender, Work, and Family <br>5. Saint Augustine Parish and Cuban Adaptation: Religion and Reconciliation <br>6. Exile, Ethnic Identity, and Political Culture <br>7. Union City Cubans and Community Change: Some Theoretical Considerations <br>Abbreviations <br>Notes <br>Bibliography <br>Index </P><BR> <H2>About the Author(s)</H2> <table><tr><td valign="top"><img src="/tempress/authors/1519_au1.gif" height="90" width="75"></td><td width="100%" valign="middle"><p><b>Yolanda Prieto</b> is Professor Emerita in the School of Social Science and Human Services of Ramapo College of New Jersey.</P></td></tr></table> <BR><H2>Subject Categories</H2> <p><A HREF="/tempress/latino.html" TARGET="_top">Latino/a Studies</a> <BR><A HREF="/tempress/sociology.html" TARGET="_top">Sociology</a> <BR><A HREF="/tempress/urban.html" TARGET="_top">Urban Studies</a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9781592132997&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="copyright.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Web Copyright Policy';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Web Copyright Policy">©</a> 2009 <a href="http://www.temple.edu" target="new" onMouseOver="window.status='Link to Temple University home page';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Link to Temple University home page">Temple University</a>. 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