#  El Efecto Mariel: Before, During, and After 

 



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 **July 9, 2020** 

 11:00AM - 11:00AM EDT 

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 **Speakers:** Michael Bustamante, PhD, Assistant Professor of History, Florida International University; Jeanine Navarrete, PhD, Independent Scholar; and Mirta Ojito, Journalist and Author

 **Moderator:** María de los Angeles Torres, PhD, Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, University of Illinois, Chicago

 *Introductory remarks by Elizabeth Cerejido, PhD, Chair, Cuban Heritage Collection; and Alejandro de la Fuente, PhD, Chair, Cuba Studies Program, DRCLAS, Harvard University*

 Join us for the first in a series of webinars and virtual programs that will address the antecedents, unfolding, and aftermath of the 1980 Mariel boatlift, upon its 40th anniversary. By bringing together multiple, interdisciplinary perspectives on this historic event, the series aims to frame Mariel not in the past, but in the present, underscoring its enduring relevance and legacies.

 *Presented in collaboration with [Cuban Heritage Collection](https://www.library.miami.edu/chc/), University of Miami.*



 

 



 

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