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Going away for college “Miami kids” face a pluralism that is hard to reach in the self-sufficient enclaves found within South Florida. University and career choices can carry young Cuban-Americans away from Miami and everything the city means to them in terms of family, language and culture. When second-generation Cuban-Americans travel far beyond Miami they are uniformly struck by just how Cuban they feel. They ache for dishes of black beans and rice, and they search their iTunes for salsa music… Having relocated far beyond the United States I’ve also been stricken with just how American I feel… Elements of both cultures run deep… Continue reading