Cuban American

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cuban-american

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the homeland?Cuba, an island nation located in the Caribbean Sea
2. What is the primary drivers of migration?Political upheaval following the 1959 Cuban Revolution and subsequent economic conditions
3. Why did many people leave Cuba after 1959?They wanted to keep their freedom and money safe after a new government came.
4. What is the Mariel boatlift?In 1980 a big group of Cubans sailed to the U.S., many from working‑class families, and it changed how people settled.

Diaspora: A scattered population whose origin lies in a separate geographic homeland.
Biculturalism: The presence of or support for two distinct cultures or cultural identities within a society.
Socioeconomic Mobility: The movement of individuals, families, or groups through a system of social hierarchy or stratification.