Join us for the first in a series of webinars and virtual programs that will address the antecedents, unfolding, and aftermath of the 1980 Mariel boatlift, upon its 40th anniversary. By bringing together multiple, interdisciplinary perspectives on this historic event, the series aims to frame Mariel not in the past, but in the present, underscoring its enduring relevance and legacies.

ANTECEDENTS TO THE MARIEL BOATLIFT IN CUBA AND CUBAN-AMERICA

JULY 9, 2020 | 11 A.M. EST

Panelists

María A. Cabrera Arús, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, New York University

Michael Bustamante, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History at Florida International University

Jeanine Navarrete, Ph.D., Independent Scholar

Mirta Ojito, Journalist and Author

María de los Angeles Torres, Ph.D., Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, University of Illinois Chicago, (Moderator)

Introductory remarks by Elizabeth Cerejido, Ph.D., Chair, Cuban Heritage Collection and Alejandro de la Fuente, Ph.D., Chair, Cuba Studies Program, DRCLAS, Harvard University