Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S325

Description

A report from the Cuban Refugee Center in Miami for distribution to government agencies involved in the Cuban Refugee Assistance Program (CRA). The publication consists of human interest stories about the progress of resettlement efforts for Cuban refugees and highlights efforts at the local, state and federal levels to provide assistance to Cuban refugees. Refugees in Florida and elsewhere who participated in the CRA program also share their experiences.

Date

1965-12

Creator

Cuban Refugee Center
United States. Cuban Refugee Program

Contributors

United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

Format

Periodicals

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

Topic

Social Life And Customs

Subjects

Catholic Charities USA
Catholic Welfare Bureau
Church World Service
Coldwater Chamber of Commerce (Coldwater, Mich.)
Coldwater Daily Reporter (Firm)
Cuban Refugee Center
Cuban Refugee Program
Cubans--United States
Federal Mogul (Corporation)
Freedom House (U.S.)
Freedom Tower (Miami, Fla.)
Gardner, John W. (John William), 1912-2002
Gayoso, Estrella
Gerfein, Murry I.
Gonzalez, Reinaldo
International Rescue Committee
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Lyford, Harry B.
McClory, Bernard J.
Miami International Airport
National Catholic Welfare Conference. Catholic Relief Services
Palmatier, Howard H.
People-to-People (Organization)
Refugees--Cuba
Refugees--United States
Riddick, Perry
Thomas, John Frederick
United HIAS Service
United States. Army
Wise, Marshall
Xenia Gazette

Geographic Term

Miami
Miami-Dade County
Washington (D.C.)
Coldwater (Mich.)
Saginaw (Mich.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Columbus (Ohio)
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Toledo (Ohio)
Dallas (Tex.)
Denver (Colo.)
Pueblo (Colo.)
Opa Locka
Xenia (Ohio)
Puerto Rico

General Note

The Cuban Refugee Assistance Program (CRA) was a refugee assistance program brought about by the mass exodus of Cubans from their homeland following the Revolution of 1959. From the early 1960s to the mid-1990s, more than one million Cubans immigrated to the United States. The majority settled in South Florida. The CRA provided healthcare, employment and educational services to Cuban refugees upon their arrival in the United States. The program, approved by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, was administered by the Florida Department of Public Welfare until 1974.