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  2. 1994 Cuban rafter crisis - Wikipedia

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    The 1994 Cuban rafter crisis which is also known as the 1994 Cuban raft exodus or the Balsero crisis was the emigration of more than 35,069 Cubans to the United States (via makeshift rafts). [1] The exodus occurred over five weeks following rioting in Cuba; Fidel Castro announced in response that anyone who wished to leave the country could do ...

  3. Balseros - Wikipedia

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    Balseros spotted and rescued by the Carnival Liberty in 2014. Balseros ("rafters", from the Spanish balsa "raft") were boat people who emigrated without formal documentation in self constructed or precarious vessels from Cuba to neighboring states including The Bahamas, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and, most commonly, the United States since the 1994 Balsero crisis and during the wet feet, dry ...

  4. Lizbet Martínez - Wikipedia

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    Lizbet Martínez [1] is a Cuban violinist and English teacher at M.A. Milam K-8 Center. [2] During the ""balsero crisis" of 1994, over 30,000 Cubans immigrated to the United States from Cuba on rafts. [3] Seen as a symbol of the balsero exodus, Martínez first became known on August 21, 1994, as a 12-year-old rafter from Cuba.

  5. Balseros (film) - Wikipedia

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    Balseros has an approval rating of 88% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 24 reviews, and an average rating of 7.46/10.The website's critical consensus states, "Patient and persuasive in its approach, Balseros puts a human face on the struggle to survive in 21st century Cuba -- and the dangerous battle to find a better life elsewhere". [1]

  6. Cuban boat people - Wikipedia

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    The first major wave of Cuban boat people came after the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis, which ended a "temporary exile status" period of commercial air travel between the United States and Cuba, which was positively received by the American public. This had seen a score of roughly 125,000 Cuban exiles reach U ...

  7. Opinion: ‘Nyad’ tells an incredible story, but for any Cuban ...

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    Netflix’s “Nyad” tells an incredible story about one woman’s remarkable achievement of swimming from Cuba to Key West, but for any Cuban American watching, it can bring up painful ...

  8. Pedro Zamora, 'Real World' star who died of AIDS ... - AOL

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    The gay Cuban-American became a pioneer when he openly discussed his HIV-positive status on the reality show in 1994. He passed away from AIDS-related complications in November of that year, hours ...

  9. Do you recognize this little girl? - AOL

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    By CHRISTINE ARMARIO MIAMI (AP) - In the photo, a girl crouches on a wooden raft, surrounded by solemn men. Her large brown eyes stare intently at the camera. A few wisps of her dark hair float in ...