Triscornia Migratory Camp - Empire, Public Health, and Exclusion in Cubas Ellis Island

Built in 1900 near Havana's harbor, Triscornia stood as one of the first migratory centers in the Americas and a symbol of the first U.S. military occupation. This book focuses on this overlooked institution and emphasizes its relevance to understanding the Cuban Republican period and its relationship with the U.S.

List of contents

List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction, Ahmed Correa Alvarez and John Ermer
Part One: People on the move: Imperial Design and National Control
Chapter One: The Immigration Station at Triscornia: the Havana Camp/Lazaretto, Consuelo Naranjo Orovio
Chapter Two: Triscornia, Epidemic Anxieties and the Reconfiguration of Border, Ahmed Correa Alvarez
Chapter Three: "Diseased Alien:" Triscornia, Modernity, and the Limits of Belonging Among Syrians in the Early Cuban Republic, John Ermer
Chapter Four: Diplomats, Officials, and Migrants: Negotiating Chinese Exclusion in the Early Cuban Republic, Kent Weber
Part Two: Geographies of Memory
Chapter Five: Searching for Triscornia: My Grandmother's Journey, Ruth Behar
Chapter Six: Migration, Gender and Sexuality Control. A Conversation on Triscornia, Julio César González Pagés
Conclusion: Triscornia: Between US Empire and the Cuban Nation, Elliott Young
About the Contributors

About the author

Ahmed Correa Alvarez lectures in the Anthropology Department at Sacramento State University.
John Ermer is faculty in the Humanities Department at Ransom Everglades School and adjunct professor of history at Florida International University.

Product details

• Authors: Ahmed Correa Ermer Alvarez
• Assisted by: Ahmed Correa Alvarez (Editor), John Ermer (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.12.2024
• EAN: 9781666930504
• ISBN: 978-1-66693-050-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba, Caribbean islands, History of the Americas