“Through demographic data, newspaper articles, interviews with black, Jewish, Anglo, Cuban and Nicaraguan leaders, and their own research, the authors reveal how the Cuban success story has transformed the character of Miami while delineating more sharply the identity of other ethnic communities.”

• List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Change Without a Blueprint 2. A Year to Remember: Mariel 3. A Year to Remember: The Riot and the Haitians 4. The Early Years 5. Enter the Cubans 6. How the Enclave Was Built 7. A Repeat Performance? The Nicaraguan Exodus 8. Lost in the Fray: Miami's Black Minorities 9. Reprise Postscript: In the Eye of the Storm Notes Bibliography Index