President of Rockbestos Company interviewing Cuban refugee for employment
ca. 1967
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Cuban family at the Refugee Center
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Four Cuban boys sled in the snow in Columbus, Ohio
Between December 12, 1960 and October 23, 1962, over 14,000 Cuban children arrived unaccompanied in Miami. Through the Operation Pedro Pan program headed by Father Bryan O. Walsh, Cuban parents expedited their children's expatriation ahead of their own for fear of communist indoctrination. The Pedro Pan children were placed in homes in 100 U.S. cities, and most were reunited with their parents during the Freedom Flights.
1963
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Entrance to Freedom House, Miami International Airport
Freedom Gate, Freedom House, and the Cuban Refugee Center were the three points of service of the Cuban Refugee Program. After clearing customs and immigration in the Freedom Gate area of the airport, arriving refugees met their waiting relatives or were transferred to the nearby Freedom House, a temporary housing facility. Refugees remaining in South Florida could register for services with the Cuban Refugee Center.
ca. 1962
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A Cuban refugee dentist examines a patient at the medical dispensary of the Cuban Refugee Center
The verso of this photograph reads: In the dentistry section of the U.S. Cuban Refugee Center's medical dispensary, young and old refugees have care of their teeth. Dentists who fled from Cuba attend their compatriots under supervision of an American citizen graduate and licensed dentist.
ca. 1962
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"Sponsor Cuban Refugees ... Fulfill Their Faith in Freedom," ca. 1962
This flyer urged cities in the U.S. to sponsor Cuban refugees, highlighting various Cubans who were contributing successfully in their new communities.
ca. 1962
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A waiting room in the Cuban Refugee Center
ca. 1965
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A Cuban child gets a checkup in the Medical Dispensary of the Cuban Refugee Center
ca. 1962
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Cheung family
Family portraits
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Cuban refugee children at a day care center, one of many services coordinated by the Cuban Refugee Program
The Cuban Refugee Program coordinated and allocated funds for federal, state, and local assistance initiatives as well as those of voluntary agencies and private sources. The Program provided education and health services for all ages, and vocational training and job placement programs offered refugees the opportunity to join the work force.
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