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Triscornia Migratory Camp : empire, public health, and exclusion in Cuba's Ellis Island / edited by Ahmed Correa Alvarez and John Ermer.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Triscornia Migratory Camp (Havana, Cuba).
- Cuba--History--American occupation, 1906-1909.
- Cuba.
- Cuba--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- United States--Foreign relations--Cuba.
- United States.
- Cuba--Foreign relations--United States.
- Physical Description:
- xxxii, 155 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Empire, public health, and exclusion in Cuba's Ellis Island
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2025]
- Summary:
- "Built in 1900 near Havana's harbor, Triscornia stood as one of the first migratory centers in the Americas and a symbol of the first U.S. military occupation. This book focuses on this overlooked institution and emphasizes its relevance to understanding the Cuban Republican period and its relationship with the United States"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- People on the move: Imperial Design and National Control
- The Immigration Station at Triscornia: the Havana Camp/Lazaretto / Consuelo Naranjo Orovio
- Triscornia, Epidemic Anxieties and the Reconfiguration of Border / Ahmed Correa Alvarez
- "Diseased Alien:" Triscornia, Modernity, and the Limits of Belonging Among Syrians in the Early Cuban Republic / John Ermer
- Diplomats, Officials, and Migrants: Negotiating Chinese Exclusion in the Early Cuban Republic / Kent Weber
- Geographies of Memory
- Searching for Triscornia: My Grandmother's Journey / Ruth Behar
- Migration, Gender and Sexuality Control. A Conversation on Triscornia / Julio César González Pagés
- Conclusion: Triscornia: Between US Empire and the Cuban Nation / Elliott Young.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Triscornia Migratory Camp
- ISBN:
- 9781666930504
- 1666930504
- OCLC:
- 1461851307
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