On
April 1, 1980, a bus crashed the gates of the Peruvian Embassy in
Havana; within days, thousands crowded the site, seeking asylum.
So began the Mariel boatlift, a time of wrenching departures and
confusing arrivals, of upheaval and adjustment, during which more
than 125,000 Cubans made the journey to South Florida. Twenty-five
years later, Miami Dade College celebrates the wealth that Mariel
brought to our shores with a series of events.
//VENUES
Coral
Gables Congregational Church, 3010 De Soto Blvd., Coral Gables
Wolfson
Campus, 300 N.E. Second Ave., Downtown Miami
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