Duke Engage in Miami

Demographic Information on Hispanics in the U.S.  Pew Research Center

Demographic Information on Haitians in the U.S. Migration Policy Institute

Neighborhoods/Towns in Greater Miami and Miami-Dade County

Latin American/Caribbean Communities in Miami. Miami Geographic

Authors of note: the hyperlinks will take you to a result list for books in the Duke Libraries.

The City of Miami

• Jan Nijman
• Arva Moore Parks   
• Alejandro Portes & Alex Stepick

Cuban American Community in Miami

• Ann Louise Bardach
• Richard Blanco   
• Joan Didion
• Cubans, an epic journey : the struggle of exiles for truth and freedom 
• Maria Cristina Garcia
• David Rieff
• More on "Cuban Americans -- Florida -- Miami"

Haitian Community in Miami

• Alex Stepick
• More on "Haitians -- Florida -- Miami"

South American Community in Miami

• Sallie Hughes, Elizabeth Aranda & Elena Sabogal. Making a life in multiethnic Miami : immigration and the rise of a global city

Books about Florida History at Duke University Libraries

Here are a few frequently mentioned advocates for various communities in Miami. The list is by no means exhaustive.

• Marleine Bastien, Haitian Community Advocate
• Dr. Marvin Dunn, Historian of Black Miami
• Pedro Greer, MD, Cuban-American MD, Advocate for the Homeless
• Rev. Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian Community Advocate (d. 2009)  
• Cheryl Little, Legal Advocate for Immigrants 
• Jorge Mas Canosa, Founder of the Cuban American National Foundation, (d. 1997)
• Jorge Mas Santos, (Son of Jorge Mas Canosa – current head of the Cuban American National Foundation)
• Rep. Carrie Meek, 1st African-American Congresswoman since Reconstruction, advocate for the poor & immigrants
• Most Rev. Thomas Wenski, Archbishop of Miami, Former Director of Catholic Charities
• Some famous personalities can be found in the so-called “Cemetery of the Dictators” Woodlawn North Cemetery on 8^th Street in Little Havana.