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Authentic Assertions, Commercial Concessions: Race, Nation, and Popular Culture in Cuban New York City and Miami, 1940-1960.
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The article was published on 2012-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 49 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Miami & Popular culture.read more
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Beyond the Latino World War II Hero: The Social and Political Legacy of a Generation
From Havana to Hollywood: Marco Rizo in the Cuban Diaspora
TL;DR: Rizo left the island in 1940 and established a prominent US career as a composer, conductor, and performer, and his compositions and arrangements established the perfect background setting for the romantic comedy, I Love Lucy, whose storyline revolved around the marriage of the American actress, Lucille Ball, and the Cuban musician Desi Arnaz as mentioned in this paper.
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Marriage, Class and Colour in Nineteenth-Century Cuba: A Study of Racial Attitudes and Sexual Values in a Slave Society
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A Review of “Invasion of the Mind Snatchers: Television's Conquest of America in the Fifties”
TL;DR: Television: it's everywhere. as discussed by the authors argues that Americans can watch television in the backseat of their minivans, on airplanes, at home and work, in some restaurants, and even on exercise equipment.
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