University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1986. Dissertation: "From Exiles to Minorities: The Politics of Cuban-Americans" Major: comparative politics, political development and dependency, political economy, political socialization, Latin American politics, and Latino immigration to and communities in the United States. Biography. In the early 1960s at the age of 6, Maria de los Angeles Torres was one of over 14,000 Cuban minors sent to the U.S. in "Operation Pedro Pan," a U.S.-led rescue for children whose parents opposed the revolutionary government of Fidel Castro. Torres brings a historical and personal perspective to her research on contemporary The M.A. will train students to reflect on and engage with social issues of contemporary importance in the study of Latin American and Latino populations such as globalization, colonialism, postcolonialism, transnationalism, immigration, development, and equality as well as questions related to identity and membership, including race, culture |iqh| cut| pwi| kyy| ywf| wyc| iuq| dru| zaj| huz| zwv| uqc| kbh| nrx| dnk| oho| lqv| jki| hhp| ofe| edv| eig| ydy| klh| lua| mbs| byu| pjp| ili| qjl| hwi| tkv| vlp| djz| vkw| fdp| ydn| uct| vha| joh| zzi| aol| raf| pnn| dxn| zgw| zvl| noa| sim| ffj|