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Elderly couple with daughters
Family portraits
Cuban family at the Refugee Center
Family portraits
Cuban mother with her children
Family portraits
Cuban mother with her children
Family portraits
Cuban mother with her children
Family portraits
Cuban mother with her children
Family portraits
The Vena family resettled in Nashville, Tennessee, 1962
The verso of this photograph reads (translated to English): “The car in the photograph belongs to us. The Church facilitated the down payment and we are paying $62 every month. The neighbors are charming and quite friendly. They were eager to help…
Hernández family, ca. 1962
The Hernández family looks at a map to find Los Angeles, California, where they were to resettle with the assistance of Catholic Relief Services.
Miami's Freedom Tower, home of the Cuban Refugee Center, ca. 1970
Among Cubans and Cuban-Americans, el refugio (or the "the refuge") still connotes not only the Cuban Refugee Program but also its headquarters in downtown Miami. As time passed, more symbolism was added to the building associated with the first days…
Graduation ceremony for Cuban doctors at the University of Miami
With the support of the Cuban Refugee Program, the University of Miami sponsored programs for Cuban professionals - lawyers, teachers, physicians - to validate their credentials and resume their professions in the United States. The University of…