Sentences with word «boatlift»

It was during my Miami internship, which overlapped with the aftermath of the Mariel boatlift of Cuban refugees in 1980, that I first sensed that practicing law might not be my eventual destiny.

Eduardo Conde (b. Havana, 1955): After attending the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro in Havana, Conde came to the United States in the Mariel boatlift of 1980.

With 1,600 linear feet of total water frontage, a commercial - grade, concrete dock providing more than 300 feet of dockage in deep - water Bucks Bay, a boathouse and multiple boatlifts, Eagle Point is a boater's paradise.

Their book addresses Miami's social landscape more than it does Cuban America specifically, but the authors do examine an internal rift that Rieff largely ignores: the Mariel boatlift generation.

When Catrin discovers a story about twin sisters who participated in the Dunkirk boatlift, she proposes it as a film idea, and soon the entire crew goes into production, adding an American soldier (Jake Lacy) to the cast to accommodate the wishes of US military allies.

He studied at the National Academy of San Alejandro in Havana and came to the United States in the Mariel boatlift of 1980.

With more than 1,600 linear feet of total water frontage, 301 feet of steel - framed, concrete dockage in deep - water Bucks Bay, a boathouse, and multiple boatlifts, there is plenty of room to accommodate a large and varied collection of watercraft.

Castro, in fact, used the boatlift as an opportunity to rid his island of those he considered undesirable.

Before the boatlift, Cubans had been widely trumpeted in the national press as a «model minority.»

The Mortifications, Derek Palacio's beautifully written debut novel, begins in 1980, during the Mariel boatlift that...

The slips, piers, boatlifts and the harbor master house are now ready to use.

Alfonzo, who had fled Cuba in 1980 during the Mariel boatlift, died soon after the diagnosis.

The Mariel «boatlift» from Cuba to Florida had just ended in October, just in time for Reagan's election in November.

A Cuban refugee who was part of the 1980 Mariel boatlift, Alfonzo settled in Miami and produced acclaimed paintings, like «God Turned Backwards,» the abstract painting that draws on early Jackson Pollock and incorporates in veiled images drawn from Santeria.

Manuel Revuelta (b. 1953, Havana): After studying at the Escuela Nacional de Diseño in Havana, Revuelta worked as a designer and draftsman until he left Cuba during the 1980 Mariel boatlift.

His full - length documentary on the Mariel boatlift, Beyond the Sea (Más allá del mar), was an official selection of the 2003 Los Angeles Film Festival, the Leeds International Film Festival and the Cambridge Latino Film Festival, and won for best feature - length documentary in the Made in Miami Film Festival.

Gilberto Ruiz (b. 1950, Havana): A painter and installation artist, Ruiz studied at San Alejandro and the National Design School in Havana before coming to the United States during the 1980 Mariel boatlift.

Carlos Alfonzo (b. 1950, Havana - d. 1991, Miami): One of many Cuban artists who came to the United States in the Mariel boatlift, Alfonzo quickly developed a following in this country.

Rodríguez - Casanova moved from Cuba to the United States during the 1980 Mariel boatlift.

Huge waterside screened porch, private in ground pool, insulated 2 car garage w / cabinetry, sink and HVAC wall unit.Beautifully landscaped, shed, dock w / boatlift.

Sitting on more than an acre of land on Biscayne Bay, this seven - bedroom, 10 - bathroom home includes a wine cellar, home theater, rooftop terrace, private dock and boatlift.