CCALC - The Mariel Boatlift: A Cuban-American Journey

Set against the sweeping backdrop of one of the most dramatic refugee crises of the twentieth century, The Mariel Boatlift presents the stories of Cuban immigrants to the United States who overcame frightening circumstances to build new lives for themselves and flourish in their adopted country.

Award-winning historian, Victor Triay, portrays the repressive climate in Cuba as the democratic promised of Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution gave way to communist dictatorship. Victor Triay presents testimonies from former Mariel refugees who recall their lives in Cuba before the boatlift and how they longed to reunite with their families who lived in exile in the United States.