John A. Gronbeck-Tedesco tells the history of the Unaccompanied Cuban Children’s Program, known as Operation Pedro Pan, which brought more than fourteen thousand children from Castro’s Cuba to the United States between 1960 and 1962.
John A. Gronbeck-Tedesco tells the history of the Unaccompanied Cuban Children’s Program, known as Operation Pedro Pan, which brought more than fourteen thousand children from Castro’s Cuba to the United States between 1960 and 1962.
John A. Gronbeck-Tedesco is an associate professor of American studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey. He is the author of Cuba, the United States, and Cultures of the Transnational Left, 1930–1975. His articles have appeared in scholarly journals as well as Washingtonpost.com, TheHill.com, and TalkingPointsMemo.com. Gronbeck-Tedesco has been a guest on SiriusXM’s POTUS channel, NPR’s Marketplace, and WHYY’s Radio Times.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments A Note on Language Introduction 1. Takeoff 2. Landing 3. From Camps to Resettlement 4. Americanize a la Cubana 5. The “Other Miami” 6. Operation Pedro Pan in Cuba 7. A Brief History of Intimate Ties 8. A National Test 9. Cold War Childhood 10. For God and Country 11. Abuse 12. Vaults of Oblivion 13. Bittersweet Reunions 14. Putting the Program to Bed 15. The Politics of Exile Identity 16. The Return Conclusion Notes Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments A Note on Language Introduction 1. Takeoff 2. Landing 3. From Camps to Resettlement 4. Americanize a la Cubana 5. The “Other Miami” 6. Operation Pedro Pan in Cuba 7. A Brief History of Intimate Ties 8. A National Test 9. Cold War Childhood 10. For God and Country 11. Abuse 12. Vaults of Oblivion 13. Bittersweet Reunions 14. Putting the Program to Bed 15. The Politics of Exile Identity 16. The Return Conclusion Notes Index
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