Maria Cristina Garcia
Professor
Office: 455 McGraw Hall
Phone: (607) 255-6598
Fax: (607) 255-0469
E-Mail: mcg20@cornell.edu
Office Hours: TR 3:00-4:15
Education
Ph.D University of Texas, Austin, 1990
M.A. University of Texas, Austin, 1984
B.A. Georgetown University, 1982
Courses
| Fall 2007: | HIST 260 | Latinos in the US: Colonial to 1898 |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 485 | Immigration: History, Theory, and Practice | |
| Spring 2008: | HIST 261 | Latinos in the US: 1898 to the Present |
| HIST 405/605 | US-Cuba Relations |
Recent Publications and Awards
Books
Seeking Refuge: Central American Immigration to Mexico, the United States, and Canada (University of California Press, 2006).
Havana USA: Cuban Exiles and Cuban Americans in South Florida, 1959-1994. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996.
Articles and Book Chapters
Refugees or Economic Immigrants? The Politics of US Refugee Policy and Immigration from Latin America," in A Companion to Latino Studies, Juan Flores and Renato Rolsado, eds. (Blackwell Press, 2007).
"Canada: A Northern Refuge for Central Americans," in Migration Information Source (Washington DC: Migration Policy Institute, April 2006). www.migrationinformation.org.
“'Dangerous times call for risky responses': Latino Immigration and Sanctuary, 1981-2001," in Latino Religions and Civic Activism in the United States , Gaston Espinosa, Virgilio Elizondo, and Jesse Miranda, eds. Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press, 2005).
“Exiles, Immigrants, and Transnationals: Cubans in the United States," in The Columbia Antholoogy of Latino History. David G. Guiterrez, ed., Columbia University Press, 2004.
"Cuban American Prose, 1975-2000" in Mario Valdes, ed., Latin American Literary History, Oxford University Press, 2004.
"Florida's Nuevo Latinos" and "Cuban Assimilation: A Case Study Profile," Forum (Florida Council for the Humanities), 25:1 (Spring 2002): 18-21.
Co-editor, Latino Public History. Special Edition of The Public Historian 23 (Fall 2001).
"Miami's Cuban Community: Defining Cubanidad in Exile," in Proceedings of the "Migration and the Homeland Conference", Harald Runblom, ed., Uppsala Univesiteit, 2000.
"Agents of Americanization: The Houston Settlement Association and the Mexicano Community, 1900-1950," in Mexican Americans in Texas History, Emilio Zamora, ed., Austin: University of Texas Press, 2000.
"Hardliners v. 'Dialogueros: Cuban exile political groups and U.S.-Cuba relations," Journal of American Ethnic History 17 (Summer 1998): 3-29.
"Cubanos Exilados y Cubanos Americanos: Treinta anos definiendo una identidad y cultura en los Estados Unidos," in Razon y Pasion, Maris Cristina Herrera, et al., eds. Miami: Ediciones Universal, 1996.
"Hispanic/Latino Politics: An Introduction," ASRC Newsletter (U.K.: American Studies Resource Centre), Spring 1996.
"Cuban Women in the United States," In Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States, Felix Padilla, ed., pp. 203-217, Houston: Arte Publico Press, 1994.
"Challenging the Melting Pot Ideology: the Hispanic/Latino Populations of the United States," in Eugene van Erven, ed., Beeld En Verbeelding Van Amerika, deel 2, Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, Bureau Stadium Generale, 1992.
"Adapting to Exile: Cuban Women in the United States, 1959-1973," Latino Studies Journal, 2 (Spring 1991): 17-33.
Grants and Fellowships
Radcliffe Institute, 2005-2006 (declined)
Fellow, Society for the Humanities, Cornell University, Fall 2000.
Canadian Studies Research Grant, 1999.
George Bush Center for Presidential Studies Research Grant, Fall 1997.
Louisville Institute Research Grant, Summer 1997.
Abba P. Schwartz Research Fellowship for Immigration Studies, John F. Kennedy Foundation, 1993.
Research Grant, John F. Kennedy Foundation, 1992.
Fulbright, United Kingdom, 1991-92.