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A woman with three small children stands at a counter where an official in glasses reviews papers; behind them, a room full of waiting families. The counter sign reads Cuban Refugee Emergency Center.

A Cuban family at the registration counter of the Cuban Refugee Center in Miami, 1962. The federal refugee assistance program had begun in early 1961.

Photo: U.S. Cuban Refugee Program / Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries. Public domain (U.S. federal government work).

Related chapter: The First Exile (1959-1962)

Date: 1962
Place: Miami, Florida
License: Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Original: digitalcollections.library.miami.edu